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Wooden Christo, Painted (Side view)

c. 1937

Majel G. Claflin

Associated Names

Majel G. Claflin

Artist, American, 1893 - 1941

The sculpture depicts a human figure with its back and side facing the viewer. The figure is primarily white, with red lines across its body. The figure wears a green cloth around its waist. The sculpture is mounted on a wooden base and supported by a vertical wooden post attached to its back. The head is turned to the side, with dark hair.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 36.7 x 28.7 cm (14 7/16 x 11 5/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 5'high
Accession Number

1943.8.6770

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: MAJEL G. CLAFLIN-TAOS.

Wikidata ID

Q64594671

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