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This is a painting of a marionette. The image shows a detailed marionette with a wooden face and limbs, hanging by strings. It wears colorful clothing—a yellow and blue blouse, red pants, and brown shoes, along with a red and white headpiece. The marionette is posed with one hand raised to its head and the other on its hip. The background is plain to highlight the marionette and its attire. The style resembles puppetry or theatre art, possibly with a touch of realism to mimic real marionettes.
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This is a painting of a marionette. The image shows a detailed marionette with a wooden face and limbs, hanging by strings. It wears colorful clothing—a yellow and blue blouse, red pants, and brown shoes, along with a red and white headpiece. The marionette is posed with one hand raised to its head and the other on its hip. The background is plain to highlight the marionette and its attire. The style resembles puppetry or theatre art, possibly with a touch of realism to mimic real marionettes.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

"Sinbad" Marionette

George File

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 45.3 x 36.1 cm (17 13/16 x 14 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 18" high
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.15642
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 watercolor: Geo. J. File

NGA object ID 27733. 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.