Barber Pole

c. 1939

Vera Van Voris

Associated Names
Vera Van Voris
Artist, American, 1913 - 2002
The image shows a detailed drawing of a vertically oriented column with a sphere on top and a twisting pattern of red and white stripes along its shaft. The color palette includes shades of white, red, blue, and black with a weathered effect. The background is a plain, light beige. There is an inscription in the bottom right corner with the artist's name and additional text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.3 x 27.8 cm (13 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 96" high; 14" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.2725

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 67, no. 126.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: V. Van Voris

Wikidata ID

Q64633492

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