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The image shows a textured book with a brown cover featuring green patches. The color palette is warm with earthy browns and hints of green. The book is upright and angled, displaying its spine and part of the front cover. The artist's signature, "Richard Barnett," is present in the lower area near the right edge of the image.
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The image shows a textured book with a brown cover featuring green patches. The color palette is warm with earthy browns and hints of green. The book is upright and angled, displaying its spine and part of the front cover. The artist's signature, "Richard Barnett," is present in the lower area near the right edge of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Book Flask

Richard Barnett

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor and colored pencil on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 38.5 x 34.2 cm (15 3/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.6257
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • mixed motif
  • Book
  • East Liverpool
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: RICHARD / BARNETT; lower center in watercolor: RICHARD / BARNETT

NGA object ID 18457. 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.