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c. 1940

Merritt Mauzey

Associated Names

Merritt Mauzey

Artist, American, 1898 - 1973

The image shows two large trays filled with coiled yarns or fabrics, alongside additional rolled materials on and around the trays. The color palette is primarily shades of gray. The trays are placed on a wooden floor in the center of the room, surrounded by more coiled materials and baskets. The room has four-paned windows showing a view of the exterior landscape.

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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: 24.7 × 30.3 cm (9 3/4 × 11 15/16 in.)
sheet: 31.7 × 35.3 cm (12 1/2 × 13 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.3391
Catalogue Raisonné

Tracy 1972, no. 135

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1972

Tracy, Warren. The Catalog of Merritt Mauzey Collection in the Library of the University of Southern Mississippi. Hattiesburg: University of Southern Mississippi, 1972, p. 39, no. 135.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Merritt Mauzey

Wikidata ID

Q76456564

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