Wall Painting and Door (Interior)

1937

Geoffrey Holt

Associated Names
Geoffrey Holt

Artist, American, active c. 1935

Harry Mann Waddell

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of a wooden door with visible wood texture set within a colorful and decorative archway. The arch above the door is adorned with bright orange and a flower-like symbol at the top center. The sides of the door frame have vertical olive-green foliage designs against a blue background, and there are two horizontal decorative lines above the ground level. Below the door, there is a red, terracotta-tiled floor leading up to the entrance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.6 x 24.4 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: Size of opening: 3' x 7'1"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5956

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Geoffrey Holt. / and / HARRY MANN WADDELL

Wikidata ID

Q64571156

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