Tyler Coverlet

c. 1941

Arthur G. Merkley

Associated Names
Arthur G. Merkley

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image depicts two large, symmetrical trees created from a combination of geometric shapes and lines, divided down the center creating a mirrored effect. The composition uses stark contrasts with one side having a light background and dark tree, while the other has a dark background with a light tree. The forms of the trees resemble pixels or mosaic tiles, and beneath each tree is a pattern resembling a fence.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.7 x 45.8 cm (14 1/16 x 18 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.721

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 542, no. 2005.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Arthur G. Merkley

Wikidata ID

Q64536587

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