Painting

Title:

Grade School for Fuller District

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1995.622.12

Creator:

Granger, Alfred T.Artist; Alfred T. Granger AssociatesArchitect

Date:

1935

Description:

Painting, Grade School for Fuller District, by Alfred T. Granger, 1935. Watercolor on paper on paperboard. Brick building with hipped roof with two cross-gable entrances. Front facade is a symmetrical seven-bay facade with one projecting central entrance. White belt course runs the length of the building. Side of building has no windows, but a square-shaped header design, and side door. Roof top has cupola with corner quoins and urns. Painting surrounded by thin gilded border. Signed lower right: "-A. T. GRANGER - ". Front text block: "PERSPECTIVE VIEW ARMORY STREET SIDE / (pellet) GRADE (pellet) SCHOOL (pellet) FOR (pellet) FULLER (pellet) DISTRICT (pellet) / KEENE NEW HAMPSHIRE / WELLS, HUDSON & GRANGER ARCHITECTS HANOVER N.H." Ink inscription lower right corner on paperboard: "MAY 1935". Two partial stamps on back from maker: "SPAULDING ART BOARD / Spaulding- Moss Company established 1886, [profile of man sitting on stool with drafting board.] / "For water-color and / pen sketching / Thin and Thick-30"x40" - 20"x30 / The Artists' Shop / SPAULDING-MOSS CO. / BOSTON". Unframed.

Material:

Paper
Cardboard

Dimensions:

H-17.9 W-24.3 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

Subjects:

Schools, Architectural drawings, Architecture, School buildings, Elementary schools