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The image shows a cylindrical container with a painted scene of two squirrels on its side. The squirrels are depicted in pink and gray colors in a natural setting with trees and foliage. The color palette consists of yellow, green, and brown tones, with the squirrels standing out due to their pinkish hue. The larger squirrel is on the right side facing the smaller squirrel on the left, set against a stylized outdoor background.
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The image shows a cylindrical container with a painted scene of two squirrels on its side. The squirrels are depicted in pink and gray colors in a natural setting with trees and foliage. The color palette consists of yellow, green, and brown tones, with the squirrels standing out due to their pinkish hue. The larger squirrel is on the right side facing the smaller squirrel on the left, set against a stylized outdoor background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Arsen Maralian

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.5 x 40.7 cm (12 x 16 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" high; 17 1/2" long; 14" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8392
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

verso: center in ink: Fed. Art Proj No 1 / A. MARALIAN / NOV. 17 - 1938 / N.Y.C.

NGA object ID 20589. 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.