Eli Terry Clock

1940

Herman O. Stroh

Associated Names
Herman O. Stroh

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a vintage wooden wall clock with a decorative arched hood and a lower rectangular panel. The clock features two black columns on either side of the main clock face displaying Roman numerals. The color palette consists of rich browns for the wood, black on the columns and clock hands, and a touch of green in the foliage design elements on the lower panel. The clock is positioned centrally with an arched top and ornate wooden feet at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and some heightening on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 55 x 40.3 cm (21 5/8 x 15 7/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 32 1/2"high; 16 3/4"wide; 5"deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4719

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 302, pl. 1006.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Herman O. Stroh 1940

Wikidata ID

Q64574190

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