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In the image, there is a large, wooden object with a curved top and a handle. The object is brown and set against an off-white background. The handle is positioned at the top, and the base rests on the lower section of the image. On the left side of the object, there is a small, pale rectangular mark.
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In the image, there is a large, wooden object with a curved top and a handle. The object is brown and set against an off-white background. The handle is positioned at the top, and the base rests on the lower section of the image. On the left side of the object, there is a small, pale rectangular mark.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Ballot Box

Robert T. Gills

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, pen and ink, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 21.6 x 29.6 cm (8 1/2 x 11 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" high; 16" long; 10" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8333
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / W.P.A. OF VIRGINIA / BY ROBT. T. GILLIS

NGA object ID 20531. 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.