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The image shows a cylindrical container with a detailed illustration of a building wrapping around its surface. The color palette consists of muted blues, grays, and beiges with accents of white and red. The container is centered on the page, slightly tilted to reveal the lid positioned behind it. Soft clouds and smaller buildings are visible around the primary structure depicted on the container. The name "Samuel A. Kilks" is inscribed in small letters beneath the container.
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The image shows a cylindrical container with a detailed illustration of a building wrapping around its surface. The color palette consists of muted blues, grays, and beiges with accents of white and red. The container is centered on the page, slightly tilted to reveal the lid positioned behind it. Soft clouds and smaller buildings are visible around the primary structure depicted on the container. The name "Samuel A. Kilks" is inscribed in small letters beneath the container.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Samuel O. Klein

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 27 x 21.8 cm (10 5/8 x 8 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/2" high; 14 1/4" long; 11" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8411
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 graphtite: Samuel O. Klein

NGA object ID 20608. 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.