Mantle Clock

c. 1937

Lon Cronk

Associated Names
Lon Cronk

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large wooden wall clock with a rectangular frame surrounding a circular clock face and a mirrored section below it. The clock face displays Roman numerals and decorative edges, while two golden columns with intricate detailing flank the sides. The color palette includes warm browns, golds, and creams. The clock face is positioned centrally within the frame above the mirrored section, creating a balanced symmetrical layout with the columns on either side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.5 x 24.7 cm (12 x 9 3/4 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 25"high x 15"wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4810

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 308, pl. 1028.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lon Cronk

Wikidata ID

Q64593297

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