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The image features a large beetle-like sculpture with intricate patterns on its body, legs, and antennae. The color palette is primarily shades of gray. The sculpture is located at the center, slightly tilted to the right. Two smaller technical drawings of the beetle are positioned above and to the left, showing various angles and a scale. The drawings are in lighter shades, contrasting with the darker, textured sculpture. The artist's signature "H. Bader" is at the bottom right corner.
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The image features a large beetle-like sculpture with intricate patterns on its body, legs, and antennae. The color palette is primarily shades of gray. The sculpture is located at the center, slightly tilted to the right. Two smaller technical drawings of the beetle are positioned above and to the left, showing various angles and a scale. The drawings are in lighter shades, contrasting with the darker, textured sculpture. The artist's signature "H. Bader" is at the bottom right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bootjack

Herman Bader

Date
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 21.5 x 28 cm (8 7/16 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 3/4" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.2032
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Rumney
Inscription

lower right in graphite: H. BADER

NGA object ID 14241. 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.