MC DERMAND

In the late 1800s, E. J. Mc Dermand opened The Zeeland Art  Gallery.

In 1927, Nicholaas de Vries began working there as a color artist and negative retoucher.

De VRIES STUDIO

In 1941 , Nicholaas de Vries purchased the Zeeland Art Gallery from heirs of Mc Dermand, renamed the business Zeeland Art Studio and later de Vries Studio. On Thanksgiving weekend in 1985, this Main Street building was totally destroyed by fire, but quickly rebuilt into the fine studio that serves our community today.

ADDITIONAL STUDIOS

Several other photographers came and went in Zeeland, examples of their portrait work are on display. Some were Staal, Ver Lee, G. Tromp, Samuel Stobbelaar and Prince.

Written by Suzy Frederick, Summer 2012