Street of Make Believe

Art

Verostko Center for the Arts

Name/Title

Street of Make Believe

Entry/Object ID

1961.037

Description

The Street of Make Believe features exotic animals and brightly colored signs.

Artwork Details

Medium

watercolor paper, Painting

Collection

College-General

Cataloged By

Jenna Thomas

Acquisition

Accession

1961.037

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John Wenger

Role

Artist

Date made

1961

Notes

Technique: Watercolor

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

LL LL

Transcription

John Wenger- 1961 John Wenger- 1961

Material/Technique

Painted

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Animals, Streets, Giraffes

Search Terms

Painting, Watercolor, Watercolor Paper, Animals, Street, City, Giraffe, Cream, Red, Green, John Wenger, Painting, Watercolor, Watercolor Paper

Dimensions

Height

27-1/2 in

Width

21 in

Dimension Notes

Piece: 27.500in x W 21.000in Frame: H 34.000 W 28.000

Accessories

Notes

Frame: Wood with Creme Varnish. The Glass is broken from the LL into the middle

Location

Building

Carey Center 3rd Floor Storage

Date

February 9, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Jun 27, 2012

Examined By

Jenna Thomas

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jun 27, 2012

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John Wenger

Provenance

Notes

Date Collected: 2012-06-27 Collected By: Archabby Purchased sometime in the 1960s this piece won the "Saint Vincent College Patrons of Art Purchase Award given by the Audbon Artists Annual in 1966

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Jenna Thomas Status Date: 2012-06-27

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Create Date

June 27, 2012

Updated By

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Update Date

February 11, 2025