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The image shows a large oval-shaped tin can with an eagle as its main feature, situated on top of a box with its wings extended. The color scheme comprises blues, browns, reds, and greens from the depicted foliage on the sides. In the center, the eagle is depicted on the can's front, holding a banner, and the foliage curls around the lower part of the design.
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The image shows a large oval-shaped tin can with an eagle as its main feature, situated on top of a box with its wings extended. The color scheme comprises blues, browns, reds, and greens from the depicted foliage on the sides. In the center, the eagle is depicted on the can's front, holding a banner, and the foliage curls around the lower part of the design.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Arsen Maralian

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.5 x 40.6 cm (12 x 16 in.) Original IAD Object: 17" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.17126
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Hartford
  • American

NGA object ID 29217. 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.