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The image shows a doll standing upright facing forward. It has white curly hair under a brown hat with a wide brim. The doll wears a floral-patterned dress with colors including green, pink, and cream, a blue skirt with an orange layer, and a red cape. It wears red pointed shoes and holds a black cane. The background is plain off-white with the signature "Rose Campbell Gerke" in the bottom right corner.
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The image shows a doll standing upright facing forward. It has white curly hair under a brown hat with a wide brim. The doll wears a floral-patterned dress with colors including green, pink, and cream, a blue skirt with an orange layer, and a red cape. It wears red pointed shoes and holds a black cane. The background is plain off-white with the signature "Rose Campbell Gerke" in the bottom right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

"Mother Goose" marionette

Rose Campbell-Gerke

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35 x 27.9 cm (13 3/4 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 27" high
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.15677
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • San Francisco
  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: ROSE CAMPBELL GERKE

NGA object ID 27768. 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.