Designer:

Trude Guermonprez, (American, born Germany, 1910–1976)  Search this

Medium:

Brush and green, blue and yellow watercolor over graphite on white wove paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 30.5 × 45.4 cm (12 in. × 17 7/8 in.)

Type:

textile designs

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Guerneville, CA, USA

Date:

ca. 1971

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Mountainous landscape incorporating the reclining profile face of John Elsesser (the artist's second husband), facing right, to create the mountain peaks and the profile face of Trude Guermonprez, facing left, to form the hills beneath. Design is bordered in graphite.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. Eric and Mrs. Sylvia Elsesser, The Trude Guermonprez Archives

Accession Number:

1993-121-108

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq44d094c0b-4bb9-4a34-8fd6-7a7a16424600

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1993-121-108