Pa. German Chalkware Shrine

c. 1939

Mina Lowry

Associated Names
Mina Lowry

Artist, American, born Canada, 1894 - 1942

The sculpture features a small figure standing within a niche, resembling a human form draped in robes. It is part of a larger shrine-like structure with an arch and two columns flanking the niche. The primary colors present in the sculpture include shades of white, with decorative elements in red, green, and gold on the columns and arch. The material of the sculpture appears to be a painted stone or ceramic. In comparison to a human scale, the sculpture seems relatively small and detailed.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3554

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 387, no. 1367.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Mina Lowry

Wikidata ID

Q64617701

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