William Gordon's Tavern Sign

c. 1940

John Matulis

Associated Names
John Matulis

Artist, American, 1910 - 2000

The image features a wooden signboard suspended from a metal rod. In the center is a blue and white bowl overflowing with brown, round objects. The color palette includes natural wood tones, beige, brown, blue, white, and blackish-brown. Faint, worn-out text is visible in the lower section of the sign. The sign is surrounded by a rectangular wooden frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, gouache, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 58.9 x 52.1 cm (23 3/16 x 20 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 24 1/2" wide; 29" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8112

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1995

  • Wood and Wood Carving from the Index of American Design, Pensacola Museum of Art, 1995, no cat.

Wikidata ID

Q64583791

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