Restoration Drawing: Wall Decoration over Doorway, Facade of Mission House

1936

Robert W.R. Taylor

Associated Names
Robert W.R. Taylor

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large wooden door and a smaller wooden shutter. The door is on the left within a stone arch, while the shutter is on the right mounted on a brick wall. Both feature vertical wavy lines in pastel colors including beige, pink, and green. The wooden panels have round tops and handles at the bottom. The door is positioned to the left of the center with the shutter slightly above and to the right, surrounded by brick and stone elements with earthy tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.)
    Original IAD Object: Door approx: 6'3" x 3'3"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5944

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 35, no. 63.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: R.W.R. TAYLOR - / 1936 -

Wikidata ID

Q64629207

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