This is a painting of a basket maker's shop with various baskets displayed. Inside a showcase, numerous baskets are arranged along the walls of a compartment with a blue background. The showcase is depicted from a slightly angled viewpoint, and a small rectangular sign overhead reads "BASKET MAKER" on a blue background. Several baskets of different shapes and sizes are hung or propped up on displays. The shelf below the baskets holds additional products like a stool and a small table adorned with a cloth. There is a sense of symmetry and careful layout in the depiction, emphasizing the various woven patterns and textures of the baskets.
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This is a painting of a basket maker's shop with various baskets displayed. Inside a showcase, numerous baskets are arranged along the walls of a compartment with a blue background. The showcase is depicted from a slightly angled viewpoint, and a small rectangular sign overhead reads "BASKET MAKER" on a blue background. Several baskets of different shapes and sizes are hung or propped up on displays. The shelf below the baskets holds additional products like a stool and a small table adorned with a cloth. There is a sense of symmetry and careful layout in the depiction, emphasizing the various woven patterns and textures of the baskets.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Basket Maker's Store

John Fisk

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 22.7 x 29.9 cm (8 15/16 x 11 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/4" high; 9 1/2" long; 5 1/2" deep
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.15323
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: JOHN FISK

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