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The image features two large illustrations of beetles on a plain background. The color palette is monochrome with black, grey, and beige. The top beetle has detailed textures and segmented body parts, while the lower beetle has a smoother, elongated form. Both beetles are centrally positioned within the frame, with the top beetle's antennae extending slightly higher and the lower beetle's body extending longer towards the bottom of the image.
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The image features two large illustrations of beetles on a plain background. The color palette is monochrome with black, grey, and beige. The top beetle has detailed textures and segmented body parts, while the lower beetle has a smoother, elongated form. Both beetles are centrally positioned within the frame, with the top beetle's antennae extending slightly higher and the lower beetle's body extending longer towards the bottom of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bootjack

Elmer Weise

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 36.6 x 38.5 cm (14 7/16 x 15 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 11" long; 4 1/2" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.2021
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

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  • American
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lower left in watercolor: ELMER / WEISE

NGA object ID 14230. 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.