Cast Iron Hitching Post

c. 1941

V.L. Vance

Associated Names
V.L. Vance

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a large object resembling a chess piece with a horse head. It has a twisted column-like body and a decorative base. The color palette includes dark browns, black, and metallic tones. The object is positioned in the center of the image against a plain, light-colored background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 43.8 x 26.5 cm (17 1/4 x 10 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11497

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 92, pl. 288.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: V.L. VANCE

Wikidata ID

Q64633429

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