Artvee
  • Browse
    • Abstract
    • Figurative
    • Landscape
    • Illustration
    • Posters
    • Religion
    • Mythology
    • Still Life
    • Nature
    • Drawings
  • Books
  • Artists
  • Explore
    • Topics
    • Culture
    • Movements
  • Highlights
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Artvee Pro
Login
Artvee
Menu
Perkins Harnly - Garage of Funeral Parlor, 1917

Garage of Funeral Parlor, 1917 (1935-1942)

Perkins Harnly (American, 1901-1986)
Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Favourite
Collect

Standard, 1800 x 1327px JPG, Size: 2.38 MB

Download

Max Size, 4000 x 2949px JPG, Size: 10.45 MB

Download
License: All public domain files can be freely used for personal and commercial projects.
Why is this image in the public domain?
The copyright holder of this work has dedicated it to the public domain by waiving all of their rights worldwide. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, without asking permission.
Perkins Harnly

Perkins Harnly was an artist with the Federal Art Project's Index of American Design. He was born in Ogallala, Nebraska, and traveled to Los Angeles in 1922 and to New York in 1928, where he began painting the watercolors of Victorian interiors that were typical of the work for which he is best known.

Harnly's first gallery show was at the Julien Levy Gallery in 1933, with artists Joseph Cornell, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Harry Brown. He began working for the FAP in December, 1935, and then the Index of American Design in 1938. The works in the Index were given by the Federal government to the National Gallery of Art. After the end of the Federal Art Project, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1942 mounted an exhibition called I Remember That, composed of works from the Index of American Design with several paintings by Harnly. After seeing his works in this exhibit the film producer Albert Lewin invited Harnly to Hollywood and gave him various assignments, which included set designs for the film The Picture of Dorian Gray. Lewin later commissioned Harnly to supplement his work with the Index by creating additional paintings, which were then given by Lewin to the National Gallery of Art.

The National Museum of American Art (now the Smithsonian American Art Museum) presented a solo exhibition of Harnly's work from October 16, 1981 to February 15, 1982.

A biography, The Emphatically Queer Career of Artist Perkins Harnly and His Bohemian Friends by Sarah Burns was published by Feral House books in 2021.

In Collection: Index of American Design (View all 18027)

Glass Cake Stand

Glass Cake Stand (c. 1936)

Magnus S. Fossum
Santos (San Juan)

Santos (San Juan) (1939)

Carl O'Bergh
Silver Teapot

Silver Teapot (c. 1937)

Horace Reina
Silver Pitcher

Silver Pitcher (1935-1942)

Michael Fenga (American, 20th Century)
Tall Drinking Mug

Tall Drinking Mug (1935-1942)

John Matulis
Chest of Drawers

Chest of Drawers (c. 1936)

Philip Johnson
Shaving Stand

Shaving Stand (c. 1941)

Joseph Cannella
Choir Rail

Choir Rail (1938)

Josephine C. Romano
Decoy

Decoy (c. 1940)

Franklyn Syres
Baby’s Nightgown

Baby’s Nightgown (c. 1937)

Maud M. Holme
Quilt

Quilt (c. 1936)

Grace Halpin
Mozart Tie-back

Mozart Tie-back (c. 1938)

Helen Bronson
Decorative Panel from Rail Car Interior

Decorative Panel from Rail Car Interior (c. 1936)

Wellington Blewett (American, 20th Century)
Quaker Cape

Quaker Cape (c. 1937)

Marie Alain
Mechanical Penny Bank – Owl

Mechanical Penny Bank – Owl (c. 1939)

E.J. Gilsleider
View all 18027 Artworks

0 Artworks
Follow
Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Favourite
Collect

Standard, JPG, Size:

Download

Max Size, JPG, Size:

Download
License: All public domain files can be freely used for personal and commercial projects. .
Why is this image in the public domain?
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact us
Artvee.com 2024 All Rights Reserved
We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. By browsing this website, you agree to our use of cookies.
More info Accept
  • Sign in
  • Browse
    • Abstract
    • Figurative
    • Landscape
    • Illustration
    • Posters
    • Religion
    • Mythology
    • Still Life
    • Nature
    • Drawings
  • Artists
  • Books
  • Explore
    • Topics
    • Culture
    • Movements
  • Highlights
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Artvee Pro