Untitled
Date1944
Mediumwatercolor on paper
DimensionsImage (Sight): 14 1/4 × 21 1/8 inches (36.2 × 53.7 cm)
Matted: 20 × 24 inches (50.8 × 61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Jasper T. Hogan, Jr. in memory of his great-great-grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Robert Norton.
Object number2005.14
Copyright© Marion Scofield Holzhauer Family.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis painting depicts a train crossing the Central of Georgia Railroad bridges over the Savannah Ogeechee Canal. Initially completed in 1831 for a company headed by Alexander Telfair, the canal was to link the Ogeechee and Savannah Rivers to facilitate the moving of goods. By the late 19th century the canal had become obsolete. Portions of the canal’s sixteen miles survive today including the section in Savannah near the river shown here and a larger stretch, now a park and museum, near the Ogeechee River.
A German émigré, Holzhauer studied in New York with American artist Robert Henri. Holzhauer moved to Georgia in 1942, teaching at Wesleyan College in Macon until 1953. During this time, Holzhauer was a visiting instructor at the Telfair Academy and made numerous Savannah paintings.
Subject MatterOgeechee Canal, Savannah, Georgia, United States of America
