Japanese Iris

Name/Title

Japanese Iris

Entry/Object ID

1993.17.01

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Acquisition

Accession

1993.17

Source or Donor

Kenneth Wark, Lois Wark

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Kenneth and Lois Wark

Made/Created

Artist

Paul Beem

Date made

1937

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label, Receiver Marking, Sticker

Location

Back of frame, upper left corner

Transcription

Property of Purdue University Galleries 1325 Creative Arts Building Two West Lafayette, IN 17907-1352 (317) 494-3061 1993.17.01 Beem, Paul Japanese Iris

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Receiver Marking, Sticker

Location

Back of frame, upper left corner

Transcription

PROPERTY OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY 855395

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Receiver Marking, Stamp

Location

Back of frame, upper left corner

Transcription

PROPERTY OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY GALLERIES

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stamped, Ink

Type

Inscription, Number

Location

Back of frame, upper left center

Transcription

90 3P

Material/Technique

Written, Ink

Type

Label, Signature, Title

Location

Back of cardboard covering back of canvas, upper left

Transcription

JAPANESE IRIS $650.00 BY ARTIST PAUL E. BEEM 1937 AT DEATH AS A property [includes many words crossed out and illegible]

Language

English

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil, In Artist's Hand

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

34-1/4 in

Width

26-1/2 in

Color

Green, Purple, Red, Gold, Brown, Yellow