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The image shows a cylindrical object with a pastoral scene wrapped around it. The scene features a house with a gabled roof and several trees. The object has a blue background, while the house and trees are depicted in shades of brown, green, and red. The house is on the left side of the cylinder, surrounded by rows of tall, narrow trees that extend along the width of the scene.
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The image shows a cylindrical object with a pastoral scene wrapped around it. The scene features a house with a gabled roof and several trees. The object has a blue background, while the house and trees are depicted in shades of brown, green, and red. The house is on the left side of the cylinder, surrounded by rows of tall, narrow trees that extend along the width of the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Gilbert Sackerman

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30 x 39.6 cm (11 13/16 x 15 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" high; 17" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8364
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: Gilbert Sackerman

NGA object ID 20562. 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.