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S-B artist makes his mark on the world

Suttons Bay Township resident Jim DeWildt is just one of many examples that you never really know who is relaxing in the woods somewhere in Leelanau County. He has an art gallery and studio tucked in the hills and woods of East Fort Road that features a large collection of art.
Jim DeWildt served two years in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War as an illustrator for the Pentagon. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Suttons Bay Township resident Jim DeWildt is just one of many examples that you never really know who is relaxing in the woods somewhere in Leelanau County.

He has an art gallery and studio tucked in the hills and woods of East Fort Road that features a large collection of art.

DeWildt, 74, graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design with honors in 1971. He majored in illustration and advertising.

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