The image shows a rectangular box with rounded corners. The box is adorned with a design featuring people, greenery, and geometric patterns in pastel shades of pink, green, and beige. The front and left sides of the box are visible, displaying an illustration of figures in foliage surrounded by decorative motifs.
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The image shows a rectangular box with rounded corners. The box is adorned with a design featuring people, greenery, and geometric patterns in pastel shades of pink, green, and beige. The front and left sides of the box are visible, displaying an illustration of figures in foliage surrounded by decorative motifs.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Lee Hager

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.2 x 22.8 cm (11 1/8 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 14" high; 19" long; 14" deep
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.17353
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower left in graphite: Hager

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