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The image shows an ornate grandfather clock with a circular face at the top featuring Roman numerals and the word "Willard" along with "Boston." The clock's body is adorned with elaborate decorations, including a painted panel depicting a scene with horses and a chariot near the bottom. The color palette includes earth tones and vivid accents of red, blue, and gold in the decorations. The clock is positioned upright, centered in the image, occupying most of the visual space, with the artist's signature "Ulrich Fischer" appearing in small text towards the lower left corner.
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The image shows an ornate grandfather clock with a circular face at the top featuring Roman numerals and the word "Willard" along with "Boston." The clock's body is adorned with elaborate decorations, including a painted panel depicting a scene with horses and a chariot near the bottom. The color palette includes earth tones and vivid accents of red, blue, and gold in the decorations. The clock is positioned upright, centered in the image, occupying most of the visual space, with the artist's signature "Ulrich Fischer" appearing in small text towards the lower left corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Banjo Clock

Ulrich Fischer

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.3 x 22.7 cm (11 15/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 34 1/2" x 10"wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4774
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Boston
  • American
  • allegory
  • Aurora
Inscription

lower left in graphite: ULRICH FISCHER

NGA object ID 16975. 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.