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The image depicts a rounded rectangular tin box with an elaborate design featuring buildings, palm trees, and people. The color scheme includes brown, green, cream, pink, and white. The illustration on the box prominently shows a building labeled "CASTLE GARDEN" surrounded by palm trees and figures. Another building and trees are also visible on the left side.
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The image depicts a rounded rectangular tin box with an elaborate design featuring buildings, palm trees, and people. The color scheme includes brown, green, cream, pink, and white. The illustration on the box prominently shows a building labeled "CASTLE GARDEN" surrounded by palm trees and figures. Another building and trees are also visible on the left side.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Holger Hansen

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.7 x 40.8 cm (12 1/16 x 16 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 13" high; 19" long; 15" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.17247
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 graphite: HOLGER HANSEN

NGA object ID 29338. 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.