The Reading Room

1932

Charles Wheeler Locke

Associated Names
Charles Wheeler Locke

Artist, American, 1899 - 1983

The image shows three men sitting together at a table. The main focus is on the man in the center, whose upper body is visible. He is holding an open book. His facial features are prominent, with a defined profile, glasses, and a short, neatly groomed hairstyle. He is dressed in a formal, buttoned-up jacket. Another man sits facing forward, visible from the shoulders up. He has a slightly hunched posture, wears glasses, and has short, neatly combed hair. The third man sits with his back turned, his head bald and his hair possibly tied back or styled simply. The surroundings include a wooden table and a stack of books beside the reading man. In the background, a bookshelf filled with books is on the left side, while a window on the right side adds natural light to the scene.
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Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left, 40 prints; signed lower right, Charles Locke
within the print: lower left, LC (monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q76454928

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