Shaker Stove

c. 1941

Lon Cronk

Associated Names
Lon Cronk

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a metallic, industrial-looking object that resembles a stove or oven perched on thin legs. The object is primarily gray with bits of brass and has a slightly reflective, dark surface. It is centrally positioned within the image, appearing to hover slightly above the ground. The overall color palette consists of muted grays and blacks against a light beige background, which is mostly unadorned except for the artist's signature in the lower part of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.9 x 28.3 cm (14 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17144

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 342, pl. 1198.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: LON CRONK / LON CRONK

Wikidata ID

Q64593323

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