Triangular Corner Safe

c. 1941

Rosa Rivero

Associated Names
Rosa Rivero

Artist, American, 1905 - 1998

The image shows a wooden cupboard or wardrobe with its doors open, revealing multiple shelves inside. The color palette features natural wood tones, with shades of brown and subtle wood grain patterns visible throughout. The cupboard is positioned centrally in the image, with the left door open wider than the right, allowing a clear view of the interior shelves.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, color pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.7 x 40.6 cm (19 15/16 x 16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 7'9"high; 3'9"wide; 8"deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5901

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. 38, as Texas Corner Cupboard.

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. 38.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Rosa Rivero

Wikidata ID

Q64629783

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