Pendulum Clock

c. 1937

John Jordan

Associated Names
John Jordan

Artist, American, born England, 1890 - 1944

The image shows a large wooden framed clock with two main sections. The upper part contains a circular clock face with Roman numerals, and the lower part shows a scenic illustration of buildings and greenery labeled "View of Rock Park." The color palette includes natural wood tones, black, white, green, blue, and red. The clock face is in the top section, while the illustrated scene is underneath it, both centrally aligned in the frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 25 5/8" x 15 1/4"; clock face 7 3/4"square

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4739

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 309, pl. 1054.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: J.W.JORDAN

Wikidata ID

Q64582794

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