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Adobe Doorway
Adobe Doorway
Adobe Doorway

Adobe Doorway

Artist (American, 1884 - 1949)
Datec. 1929-1931
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Frame: 34 1/2 × 34 1/2 × 2 1/4 inches (87.6 × 87.6 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.17.8
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextThe flung-open door invites the viewer into this adobe home. A Persian rug hangs above a Windsor chair. On the floor are rugs, probably intended to represent Navajo weavings. Behind the door is another weaving, saddle blanket size. The interior is a mix of cultural objects with a strong emphasis on patterns. The window with a hanging plant draws the viewer’s eye. Nature beckons. Although the artist does not tell us whose home this is, the viewer can construct an idea about the inhabitant.
ProvenanceArtist; by inheritance to his daughter, Joan Higgins Reed, Taos, New Mexico [1]; purchased January 4, 1957 by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | 1. Jane Hiatt of La Fonda Art Gallery was the go-between for the sale and shipping but the check was made out to Mrs. Joan Reed.
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