Stern Board from Ship "John Penrose"

c. 1939

Mary E. Humes

Associated Names
Mary E. Humes

Artist, American, 1911 - 2001

This is a painting of a sculptural relief design. The image depicts an intricately designed relief within a semicircular frame. At the center is a detailed bust of an individual wearing 19th-century attire, featuring a formal suit with a red scarf and detailed facial features, surrounded by stylized acanthus leaves and decorative gold elements. The background is a soft, muted blue that contrasts with the warm tones of gold and red. The perimeter is bordered with a laurel wreath pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.6 x 45.2 cm (12 1/16 x 17 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8086

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1952

  • Christensen, Erwin O., Early American Woodcarving, New York: 1952, p. 72, fig. 26.

Inscriptions

lower right in blue ink: Mary E. Humes / Art Project of Virginia

Wikidata ID

Q64607817

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