The image shows a translucent green glass vessel with a rounded body and a flared base, featuring decorative curved handles attached on its sides. The color palette is predominantly shades of green and beige from the background. Positioned centrally on the page, the vessel is drawn in the middle with a small scale labeled from 0 to 3 located at the bottom left corner.
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The image shows a translucent green glass vessel with a rounded body and a flared base, featuring decorative curved handles attached on its sides. The color palette is predominantly shades of green and beige from the background. Positioned centrally on the page, the vessel is drawn in the middle with a small scale labeled from 0 to 3 located at the bottom left corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bowl

John Tarantino

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.4 x 23 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.10576
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • New Jersey
  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: JOHN / TARRANTINO.

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