The image displays a grid-like pattern made up of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines in various colors, including red, brown, yellow, and beige. There is an abstract design resembling a tartan pattern, along with a small abstract depiction of a curled object that resembles a conch shell.
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The image displays a grid-like pattern made up of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines in various colors, including red, brown, yellow, and beige. There is an abstract design resembling a tartan pattern, along with a small abstract depiction of a curled object that resembles a conch shell.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandanna

Joseph L. Boyd

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 41.7 x 32.1 cm (16 7/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.798
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower left in black ink: J.L. BOYD

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