Artwork overview
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Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 35.8 x 45.8 cm (14 1/8 x 18 1/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 20" high; 22 1/2" wide -
Accession Number
1943.8.3658
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. 17, as Stove Plate with Tulip Decoration.
2007
The Art of Edward L. Loper, Sr.: On the Path of the Masters, University Museums, University of Delaware, Newark, 13 April 2007 - 31 July 2007.
Bibliography
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. 17.
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). not illustrated.
Inscriptions
lower right in watercolor: Edward L. Loper. Del. 390-1
Wikidata ID
Q64557311