Pioneer Salt Gourd

1935/1942

Elbert S. Mowery

Associated Names
Elbert S. Mowery

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a large brown onion on an off-white background. The onion is round and slightly flattened, with a small, pointed stem on top. The color palette is mainly brown with some greenish tones near the top, and the onion has a textured appearance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.1 x 36.6 cm (11 7/16 x 14 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11364

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2016

  • Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture, Frazier History Museum, Louisville, 2016 - 2017.

Bibliography

2015

  • Doss, Erika, Jerrold Hirsch, and Jean M. Burks. Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture. Exh. cat. Frazier History Museum, Louisville, 2016: 187-188, no. 41, fig. 163.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Elbert S. Mowery

Wikidata ID

Q64558099

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