Postcard in the Library

Who would have guessed that a priceless artifact of Palette and Chisel history would have been pressed between the pages of this disintegrating book in the kitchen library for the past 115 years.

While leafing through the book, Tor discovered this postcard, dating back to 1913, sent from Josef Froula to Fred Larson.

Fred Larson was the man who mortgaged his family home so the Palette and Chisel Club could purchase 1012 N. Dearborn.   Needless to say, he was the most important member we ever had.

Josef Froula (1887-1939) was a young Czech artist who appears to have painted landscapes in Indiana.

You might note that the card was addressed to Larson, c/o the Pontiac Engraving Company, on Printers Row at 542 S. Dearborn.

Here is the other side of the postcard-- possibly showing Froula standing in front of the cabin where he stayed while painting the surrounding countryside.

Here are  some of the paintings that possibly he made there

rather lively, I'd say

the dunes, perhaps?