Fruit Tray

c. 1937

Elmer G. Anderson

Associated Names
Elmer G. Anderson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

There is an ornate tray with a scalloped edge, covered in a dark, earthy surface with a decorative floral pattern. The color palette includes rich earth tones, with accents of green from the leaves, red from the berries, and mustard yellow from the floral designs. The tray is positioned centrally, with its design visible from above, and text beneath it reads, "Drawn - to - actual - size - Elmer - G - Anderson."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.5 x 49.8 cm (13 9/16 x 19 5/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 12 1/2" long; 9 3/8" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15314

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 418, no. 1481.

Inscriptions

lower center in watercolor: -Drawn-to-actual-size- -Elmer-G-Anderson-

Wikidata ID

Q64559145

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