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Hand Made & Painted Wooden Cross - Headstone

c. 1937

Majel G. Claflin

Associated Names

Majel G. Claflin

Artist, American, 1893 - 1941

The image shows a wooden cross with a cylindrical pedestal at the base. The cross is light blue with darker blue accents on the arms and the top. It is against a plain beige backdrop, centrally positioned in the image, with the base extending downward in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 36.1 x 28.3 cm (14 3/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 2 1/2'high
Accession Number

1943.8.6907

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in watercolor: MAJEL G. CLAFLIN - TAOS-N.M.

Wikidata ID

Q64594712

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