Melodeon

c. 1938

Edna C. Rex

Associated Names
Edna Crenshaw Rex

Artist, American, 1893 - 1972

The image shows an ornate wooden keyboard instrument at the center. The wood is dark brown with intricate carvings on the legs and base. The keys are in alternating black and white. The color palette consists of various shades of brown, white, and black against a plain, light tan background. The instrument is positioned centrally with its keys facing towards the viewer, standing on its own with no visible additional supports or objects around it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.8 x 30.5 cm (9 3/4 x 12 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 33" high; 18" wide; 36" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.12761

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Edna Rex

Wikidata ID

Q64556942

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