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A wooden four-poster bed with intricately carved tall posts is draped with a light-colored textured blanket. The bed is positioned centrally in the image, seen in profile with the headboard on the right side and the footboard on the left, set against a plain light background.
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A wooden four-poster bed with intricately carved tall posts is draped with a light-colored textured blanket. The bed is positioned centrally in the image, seen in profile with the headboard on the right side and the footboard on the left, set against a plain light background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bed, Four Poster

Arthur P. Reynolds

Date
1939
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.7 x 26.5 cm (14 1/16 x 10 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6'6"tall
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.6998
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Santa Barbara
  • American
Inscription

lower center in watercolor: Arthur E Reynolds

NGA object ID 19196. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.