Toleware Tea Cannister
Henry Murphy
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 38.8 x 28.7 cm (15 1/4 x 11 5/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.15159
About the Artist
Henry Murphy
Henry Murphy is an artist whose biographical details — including his dates, nationality, and training — have not been firmly established in the accessible scholarly literature. The works associated with his name suggest a practicing artist engaged with the traditions of his era, though the specific character of his style, the medium in which he primarily worked, and the arc of his career remain di...