Rooming House Bed-Living Room

1935/1942

Perkins Harnly

Associated Names
Perkins Harnly

Artist, American, 1901 - 1986

The image displays a room featuring a large ornate bed on the left, a decorative fireplace mantle with a mirror, and a wooden stairway on the right. The room's color palette includes pastel shades of blue, pink, and cream, with accents of gold. The bed is adorned with brasswork, and a set of ceramic pitchers and a basin are placed on a wooden washstand nearby. A rocking chair is placed on a multicolored braided rug near a small stove, surrounded by various furnishings. A wooden wardrobe with a decorative mirror and a sign above the door is on the right. The walls are covered with patterned wallpaper and there is a bear-shaped wall mount above the bed.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Albert Lewin

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 56.7 × 78.5 cm (22 5/16 × 30 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.1.19


Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64619350

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