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Two intricately designed toy pistols are positioned diagonally and overlapping slightly in the center of a plain background. The color palette includes shades of brown, with some faded red and blue tones on the pistols, against an off-white background. The pistols are facing opposite directions, with their barrels pointing outward, and the handles crossing at the center of the image.
National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design
Bootjack
John Price
- Date
- c. 1939
- Medium
- watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paperboard
- Dimensions
- overall: 22.5 x 28 cm (8 7/8 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" long
- Classification
- Index of American Design · Drawing
- Accession number
- 1943.8.2013
- Credit line
- Index of American Design
- Time span
- 1926 to 1950
- Department
- CG-W
Subjects and terms
- American
Inscription
lower right in watercolor: John J. Price N.Y.A. Del.
NGA object ID 14222. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.