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Off to the Onion Patch

1948

Raymond Creekmore

Associated Names

Raymond Creekmore

Artist, American, 1905 - 1984

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image is a top-down view of a regatta of sailboats on the ocean. The horizon is high, showing a coastline. The brushstrokes are precise, emphasizing the boats' details and movement. The color palette is monochromatic with blacks, grays, and whites. The closest boat has a fully unfurled sail, followed by other boats arranged diagonally towards the horizon.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 27.7 × 35.1 cm (10 7/8 × 13 13/16 in.)
sheet: 31.8 × 41.5 cm (12 1/2 × 16 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.1344

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2016

Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 108, no. 959.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Off to the "Onion Patch"; lower right in graphite: Raymond Creekmore

Wikidata ID

Q76442404

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