William Palmer 1920s Art Deco Textile Design aluminum tray which has remnants of its

which has remnants of its original red paint in a few spots

and quills

is that this is American and I am pretty sure it dates to the 2nd half of the 20th century

There is a second similar horse drawing (actually two drawings

Another lovely bud vase

William Palmer 1920s Art Deco Textile Design aluminum tray which has remnants of itsThis is a gorgeous hand painted watercolor textile design, mounted to black rag paper, by William Palmer, c. late 1920s, likely done when he was in school. Very Art Deco, with a strong Cubist influence as well; I'd like to think the repeating fragment of a guitar is an homage to Picasso! Palmer (1906 1987) was born in Des Moines, studied at the Art Students League in NYC under Thomas Hart Benton among others, and studied fresco painting at the Ecole