Cross over Main Entrance to Mission

c. 1937

Geoffrey Holt

Associated Names
Geoffrey Holt

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a drawing of an architectural detail featuring a cross within a niche. The image shows a detailed representation of a cross encased within a niche, with red and beige tones suggesting a weathered stone surface. The cross is embedded into a rough-textured masonry backdrop. The niche is rectangular, bordered by an arched contour. Below the main feature, a measuring scale provides dimensions, and there is a signature "Geoffrey Holt" in the bottom right corner. The drawing is made with pencil and watercolor, giving it an illustrative, technical style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.2 x 24.8 cm (13 7/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 6"to 2'=scale

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.6892

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Geoffrey Holt.

Wikidata ID

Q64571127

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