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The image shows a ceramic bowl with blue floral and leaf patterns on its surface. The color palette includes soft beige and light blue. In the center of the image is the bowl, accompanied below by a small sketch with measurements and additional notes.
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The image shows a ceramic bowl with blue floral and leaf patterns on its surface. The color palette includes soft beige and light blue. In the center of the image is the bowl, accompanied below by a small sketch with measurements and additional notes.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bowl

Joseph Sudek

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.1 x 23.2 cm (11 1/16 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 6" x 3 1/4" x 3 1/2"
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.7257
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • topographical
  • landscape
  • Bridge
  • Waterfall
  • House
Inscription

lower center in graphite: JoS. / Jr.,

NGA object ID 19455. 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.