Spur

c. 1936

Gerald Transpota

Associated Names
Gerald Transpota

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a decorative spur with a large silver rowel and an ornate brown leather heel band. The color palette includes browns, silvers, and red detailing against a neutral background. The spur is the focus of the image, centered with the rowel pointing left and the heel band facing right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.4 x 34 cm (10 13/16 x 13 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.14664

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 782, no. 2780.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: GT (in monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q64571769

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