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"Despair", 1945

 Item
Identifier: B333.08.0007.00002

Dates

  • 1945

Creator

Physical Description

Ink wash painting of a woman sitting in front of a stove. Black ink on a yellowed paper. The ink wash image is 5 1/4" x 7 5/8" with "ML 45" in lower right hand corner. Framed is a light gold tone and double matted with a yellow/tan outer mat and grey/tan inner mat.

Extent

From the File: 1.5 Linear Feet (In flat box 19 x 15 x 3 inches)

Scope and Contents

Ink wash painting titled "Despair" of a woman sitting on a short stool in front of a Fanklin stove with the door open and a pot on top. Sitting on the floor is an empty basket. Behind the woman is a window and a shelf with a candle and two canisters. Ink wash is done on an old roll of unused wallpaper as stated by the artist in a 1971 Rocky Mountain News Article. See B333.08.0001.0001.00004.

Physical Description

Ink wash painting of a woman sitting in front of a stove. Black ink on a yellowed paper. The ink wash image is 5 1/4" x 7 5/8" with "ML 45" in lower right hand corner. Framed is a light gold tone and double matted with a yellow/tan outer mat and grey/tan inner mat.

Dimensions

Framed size: 42.5 cm high x 34.5 cm wide x 2.5 cm deep; Mat window/Image size: 19.5 cm high x 14.5 cm wide

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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