Cover Design For Country Mouse

painting

Name/Title

Cover Design For "Country Mouse"

Entry/Object ID

1977.55.1

Description

Ink and watercolor design on the right half of the paper shows the interior of a barn. Two figures, a man and a woman, stand at the far entrance beside a large pile of hay. In the distance is a small village in a valley with a mountain behind. On the left side of the page is a pencil mockup of the painting with the words "Country Mouse" written in the beams. Below the pencil sketch is a penciled letter addressed to Mr. Earle discussing potential changes to the painting.

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink

Context

Made by Eyvind Earle as a draft for the cover of the book, "Country Mouse", by Louise Andrews Kent.

Acquisition

Accession

1977.55

Source or Donor

Earle, Eyvind (1916-2000)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Earle, Eyvind (1916-2000)

Role

Painter

Date made

circa 1945

Place

Village

Derby Line

Town

Derby

County

Orleans County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9 in

Width

12 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Kent, Louise Andrews (1886-1969)

Related Publications

Publication

Country Mouse