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The image shows a puppet up to the torso, sitting in a slightly reclined position. The puppet has exaggerated facial features, including a large red smile, bright blue eyes, and a bulbous nose, with a bald head and wispy hair at the sides. It is dressed in an old-fashioned, elaborate outfit consisting of a long-sleeved, blue coat with lace at the cuffs and a white ruffled collar, paired with dark trousers. The puppet's hands and legs are gloved or covered, matching its clothing. It sits on a round object draped with a red striped cloth. The background is plain and neutral. The name "Ruth E. Abranson" is inscribed at the bottom right.
National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design
"Punch" Boxer with Blue Coat
Ruth Abrams
- Date
- c. 1937
- Medium
- watercolor and graphite on paperboard
- Dimensions
- overall: 49.1 x 38.2 cm (19 5/16 x 15 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 21" high
- Classification
- Index of American Design · Drawing
- Accession number
- 1943.8.15696
- Credit line
- Index of American Design
- Time span
- 1926 to 1950
- Department
- CG-W
Subjects and terms
- American
Inscription
lower right in watercolor: Ruth G. Abrams
NGA object ID 27787. 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.