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The image features a watercolor illustration of a marbled book titled "Life of Kossuth" in shades of brown with green and darker brown marbling patterns. The book's spine, labeled with the title, is shown twice: a larger version near the bottom at an angle, and a smaller version in the top left corner. The color palette includes earthy tones, giving a textured, marbled appearance. The larger book depiction is positioned at an angle with the spine to the left and the pages facing slightly towards the viewer, in the lower central portion, while the smaller version is in the upper left corner.
National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design
Book Bottle
Yolande Delasser
- Date
- c. 1937
- Medium
- watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paperboard
- Dimensions
- overall: 29.8 x 22.9 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 3/4" High 3 3/8" Sides 2" Ends
- Classification
- Index of American Design · Drawing
- Accession number
- 1943.8.6261
- Credit line
- Index of American Design
- Time span
- 1926 to 1950
- Department
- CG-W
Subjects and terms
- Bennington
- American
- mixed motif
- Book
Inscription
lower right in graphite: Yolande Delasser
NGA object ID 18461. 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.