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c. 1939

Chris Makrenos

Associated Names
Chris Makrenos

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a decorative metallic object with a star design encircled within a circular frame, mounted on a rectangular base. The color palette includes shades of brown, set against a plain, light-colored background. The object is centrally positioned, with the artist's name, Chris Makrenos, visible in the lower right area.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.9 x 21.7 cm (11 3/4 x 8 9/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 3 1/8" high; 4 7/8" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.12598

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 486, no. 1764.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: CHRIS MAKRENOS

Wikidata ID

Q64539881

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