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The image shows a tall, ornate, vertical wooden post with a spherical top and a twisted design below it. The post has alternating bands of red and white on its main body, while the base is dark and weathered. The color palette includes shades of red, white, blue, and natural wood tones, with darker hues at the base of the post. The object is centered vertically in the image, with its lower part resting on a dark rectangular base.
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The image shows a tall, ornate, vertical wooden post with a spherical top and a twisted design below it. The post has alternating bands of red and white on its main body, while the base is dark and weathered. The color palette includes shades of red, white, blue, and natural wood tones, with darker hues at the base of the post. The object is centered vertically in the image, with its lower part resting on a dark rectangular base.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Barber Pole

Vera Van Voris

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, heightening, colored pencil,and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8" High
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8052
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

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  • American
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lower right in watercolor: Vera Van Voris

NGA object ID 20250. 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.