Tumbler
Michael Trekur
1935/1942
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 29.9 x 22.8 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 4" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.17547
About the Artist
Michael Trekur
Michael Trekur is an artist about whom very little biographical information has been firmly established by art historians. No confirmed birth or death dates are recorded, and the limited documentary trail that survives makes it difficult to reconstruct the arc of his training, career, or artistic affiliations with confidence. The works attributed to him suggest a practitioner active at some point ...