Table Lamp

1939

Lloyd Charles Lemcke

Associated Names
Lloyd Charles Lemcke

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows an ornate lamp with a figurine base featuring a detailed sculpture of a person in historical attire. The sculpture is standing on a hexagonal base while holding a lantern above their head, which serves as the main lamp component. The color palette includes muted earth tones such as brown, bronze, and grey. The lamp is centrally positioned within the frame, with the figurine standing upright and holding the larger lamp component that extends above its head.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.7 x 30.6 cm (16 x 12 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 15 1/4" high; 5" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.12513

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 167, pl. 579.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Lloyd Charles Lemcke / 1939

Wikidata ID

Q64593269

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