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The image depicts a decorative tin with a large sailing ship sailing through ocean waves, accompanied by a nearby lighthouse. The primary color scheme includes blues, whites, and browns for the ship, creamy white for the lighthouse, and various colors in the decorative border. The sailing ship is positioned in the center, with the lighthouse to the left. Smaller boats and blue waves fill the background.
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The image depicts a decorative tin with a large sailing ship sailing through ocean waves, accompanied by a nearby lighthouse. The primary color scheme includes blues, whites, and browns for the ship, creamy white for the lighthouse, and various colors in the decorative border. The sailing ship is positioned in the center, with the lighthouse to the left. Smaller boats and blue waves fill the background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Arsen Maralian

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.9 x 40.5 cm (12 3/16 x 15 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 7/8" high; 16 7/8" wide; 22" in diameter
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8399
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: Federal Art Project No 1 / by A. Maralian Idn. 406044 / Cooper Union / Dec 23. 1938 N.Y.C.

NGA object ID 20596. 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.