Pa. German Chair
1937
Artist, American, 1916 - 2011
Artwork overview
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Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 45.9 x 36 cm (18 1/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
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Accession
1943.8.3575
More About this Artwork
Interactive Article: How the Index of American Design Kickstarted Edward Loper’s Art Career
The acclaimed Delaware artist first brought his artistic ambitions to life drawing decorative art objects for the Work Progress Administration project.
Artwork history & notes
Exhibition History
2002
Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, no. 36, as Painted Chair.
2007
The Art of Edward L. Loper, Sr.: On the Path of the Master, University Museums, University of Delaware, Newark, 13 April 2007 - 31 July 2007.
Bibliography
1970
Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 210, pl. 806.
2002
Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003: no. 36.
2007
Marley, Anna O., et al. The Art of Edward L. Loper, Sr.: On the Path of the Masters. (Exh. cat. University Museums, University of Delaware, Newark, 2007). 23, fig. 3.
Inscriptions
lower right in watercolor: Edward L. Loper Del. 550-1
Wikidata ID
Q64557309