Design Drawing for a Wolf and Hounds Fire Screen
Artist
William Hunt Diederich
(American, 1884-1953)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1920
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensions9 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (23.5 x 29.8 cm)
Overall, Frame: 18 1/8 x 20 5/8 in. (46 x 52.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 18 1/8 x 20 5/8 in. (46 x 52.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Janis Conner and Joel Rosenkranz, New York
Object number2012.17
Not on view
DescriptionPreparatory drawing of a design for a fire screen. Detailed pencil sketch of a Modernist tripartite fire screen showing dogs encircling a wolf.Label TextWilliam Hunt Diederich American (1884-1953) Design Drawing for a Wolf and Hounds Fire Screen, ca. 1920 Graphite on paper, 9 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Janis Conner and Joel Rosenkranz 2012.17ProvenanceEstate of the artist; estate of Diana Diederich Blake (daughter of the artist); sale, March 1999; Gift of Janis Conner and Joel Rosenkranz, New York, NY, to Chrysler Museum of Art, 2012.
