There are three objects shown in the image. The largest object is a cube with carved sides, primarily dark brown with hints of red. Above and to the left of the cube is a smaller square object with circular cut-outs in a darker brown tone. To the right of the cube, there is a single ornate side panel, matching the design of the cube, with a circular motif in a dark metal shade with hints of red and blue. The color palette includes shades of brown, red, and blue, giving a metallic appearance. The cube is in the lower left area, the square piece is above it, and the side panel is to the right, slightly below the level of the smaller square.
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There are three objects shown in the image. The largest object is a cube with carved sides, primarily dark brown with hints of red. Above and to the left of the cube is a smaller square object with circular cut-outs in a darker brown tone. To the right of the cube, there is a single ornate side panel, matching the design of the cube, with a circular motif in a dark metal shade with hints of red and blue. The color palette includes shades of brown, red, and blue, giving a metallic appearance. The cube is in the lower left area, the square piece is above it, and the side panel is to the right, slightly below the level of the smaller square.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

"Safe" Bank

William O. Fletcher

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 21.4 x 28.8 cm (8 7/16 x 11 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 3/8" high; 2 1/2" wide; 2 1/8" deep
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8585
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: W.O. Fletcher

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