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The image depicts an oval-shaped container decorated with illustrations of buildings, trees, and landscapes, featuring "Wesleyan University." The color palette includes soft blues, greens, browns, pinks, and beige. The container is shown from a slightly angled view, highlighting its detailed design on the sides and top, with the lid also displaying a similar theme of buildings and trees.
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The image depicts an oval-shaped container decorated with illustrations of buildings, trees, and landscapes, featuring "Wesleyan University." The color palette includes soft blues, greens, browns, pinks, and beige. The container is shown from a slightly angled view, highlighting its detailed design on the sides and top, with the lid also displaying a similar theme of buildings and trees.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Paul Ward

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.3 x 35.9 cm (11 15/16 x 14 1/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.17165
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • New York
  • American
Inscription

lower right in ink: P. Ward

NGA object ID 29256. 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.