Wedding Picture
Date1983
Artist
Eddie Arning
1898 - 1993
OriginAmerica, Texas, Austin
MediumPastel on paper
DimensionsOverall: 20 × 26 in (50.8 × 66.04cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert Cogswell and Betty Dornberger Cogswell
Object number2024.201.3
DescriptionResembling an open greeting card, the left portion shows an image of a man and woman in wedding clothes and on the right is an inscription that reads, "BETTADE / DORNBAG / ANDBOB / CODWELL/ MARiED/ JANUARY / 31 - 1967." The "greeting cards" is framed by black and red rectangles.Label TextPerhaps modeled after a greeting card, this drawing appears in the back of the second volume of Sackton's ledgers in a section marked "Pictures out of dequence belonging to Rob Cogswell." The four drawings listed in this section appear to have been given as gifts to the Cogswells rather than being purchased by them. This drawing, in particular, was a sentimental gift from Arning to his friends to mark their wedding anniversary. ProvenanceEdding Arning [1898-1993] (Austin, TX); Robert and Betty Cogswell (Austin, TX); 2024, given to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)
