Headboard

c. 1937

James M. Lawson and Gordon Saltar

Associated Names
James M. Lawson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

Gordon Saltar

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a drawing of a carved wooden panel featuring a winged griffin. The design shows a winged griffin perched on a rock, set against a wooden backdrop. The griffin is central and detailed, giving a sense of antiquity or heraldry. The panel is bordered by two vertical wooden posts for symmetry and structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33.3 x 43.3 cm (13 1/8 x 17 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16497

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 191, no. 374.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: DEL. 259-1 James M. Lawson / Gordon Salter

Wikidata ID

Q64580521

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