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The sculpture depicts a reclining figure on their back with their hands behind their head and their right leg bent at the knee. It is made of stone with a rough texture. The background shows technical drawings of the sculpture, including a top-down line drawing and a profile view.
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The sculpture depicts a reclining figure on their back with their hands behind their head and their right leg bent at the knee. It is made of stone with a rough texture. The background shows technical drawings of the sculpture, including a top-down line drawing and a profile view.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bootjack

Filippo Porreca

Date
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 21 x 26.9 cm (8 1/4 x 10 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.2033
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: Filippo Porreca

NGA object ID 14242. 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.