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The image shows three objects: two rectangular scenes of a forested landscape with a white deer, and an oval basket or dish of fruit above. The top oval object contains fruits in shades of brown, orange, and hints of pink, set against light and dark green foliage. The central rectangular object features leafy green trees and a leaping white deer in an earthy landscape. Below, a cylindrical object wraps a similar tree and deer scene around its form, likely a decorative container. The color palette includes soft blues, greens, browns, and creams, with touches of pink and orange. The oval fruit basket is at the top, the forested scene is centrally placed, and the cylindrical depiction is at the bottom, positioned vertically.
National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design
Bandbox
Alfonso Umana
- Date
- c. 1937
- Medium
- watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
- Dimensions
- overall: 35.7 x 27.9 cm (14 1/16 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" high; 15" long; 12" wide; 43" in circumference
- Classification
- Index of American Design · Drawing
- Accession number
- 1943.8.8402
- Credit line
- Index of American Design
- Time span
- 1926 to 1950
- Department
- CG-W
Subjects and terms
- American
- Jaffrey
Inscription
center in graphite: 15"; center left: circumference 43" / height 12"; lower left: measuring scale; lower right: A. Umana
NGA object ID 20599. 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.