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The image displays a tall barber pole with a spherical yellow top, a cylindrical body with spiraling stripes of red, white, and blue. The color palette consists of primary colors with additional accents of green and black at the base. The barber pole is centrally positioned against an off-white background.
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The image displays a tall barber pole with a spherical yellow top, a cylindrical body with spiraling stripes of red, white, and blue. The color palette consists of primary colors with additional accents of green and black at the base. The barber pole is centrally positioned against an off-white background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Barber Pole

Emile Cero

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.4 x 28 cm (13 15/16 x 11 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.13825
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
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Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in black ink: EMILE CERO

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