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Cement Head Stone

Majel G. Claflin

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a painted stone cross with colorful decorations and a small statue of a figure within a niche at its center. The cross is adorned with bright floral and bird designs in colors such as red, blue, green, and orange across the vertical and horizontal beams. The statue is placed in the lower part of the cross's vertical section within a rounded niche with a green base decorated with small red flowers. The cross is centered on a plain, light-colored background with the text "Hotel C. Ceylon _ Jody N.M." at the lower right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
3341 × 4786 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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