Sampler

1935/1942

Elmer G. Anderson

Associated Names
Elmer G. Anderson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image features a cross-stitched sampler with floral designs, geometric shapes, and small bird and animal motifs. The color palette includes shades of red, green, yellow, blue, and brown on a neutral background. The composition includes potted plants, flowers, birds, and geometric borders. The embroidered text at the bottom reads "1841". A black cat is in the lower left corner, with additional motifs like a bowl of fruit and other animals scattered at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 55.9 x 50.8 cm (22 x 20 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 12 1/2" wide; 21 1/2" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16768

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, no. 42, as Uree C. Fell Sampler.

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 575, no. 2101.

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003: no. 42.

Inscriptions

lower center in watercolor: 3/4.of.original.size.Elmer.G.Anderson.

Wikidata ID

Q64559162

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