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Ship's Billethead

c. 1939

Willard Hazen

Associated Names

Willard Hazen

Artist, American, 1900 - 1971

This is a painting of an ornate architectural corbel with intricate carvings. The painting depicts a wooden corbel featuring elaborate scroll work and floral motifs. The artist has focused on the details of the wood grain and shadowing. This is in the style of an anonymous classical architectural illustrator.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 42 x 30.3 cm (16 9/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 18 1/2" long
Accession Number

1943.8.8705

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York, 1970: 47, pl. 99.

Wikidata ID

Q64635977

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