Pennsylvania German Fireback

c. 1939

Edward L. Loper

Artist, American, 1916 - 2011

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • 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

    1943.8.3658


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


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