Pa. German Music Book

c. 1937

Elmer G. Anderson

Associated Names
Elmer G. Anderson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows an illustrated page within an open book with a decorative border and intricate calligraphy forming a circular pattern at the center. The color palette includes earth tones of warm browns, muted yellow, orange, red, and black. The book's cover is positioned towards the left, with the illustrated page facing upwards. The text and floral motifs are vertically aligned along the right side of the image, and the spine of the book sits at the bottom, slightly to the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 37 x 44.5 cm (14 9/16 x 17 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 1 1/3 actual size

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.7584

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

across center: .SCALE . 1 1/3 . ACTUAL SIZE . COPY . ELMER . G . ANDERSON.

Wikidata ID

Q64559094

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