Toy Box

2002

Wayne Thiebaud

Associated Names
Wayne Thiebaud

Artist, American, 1920 - 2021

Crown Point Press

Publisher

Dena Schuckit

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Case Hudson

Printer, American, born 1968

Rachel Fuller

Printer, American, active late 20th century

The image shows a box with a star on its side, with several toy-like figures emerging from it, including a rabbit, a person with a pig nose, and a clown-like figure with a hat. The color palette includes shades of cream, brown, and black. The box is placed centrally on a surface with vertical lines, while the figures appear to be coming out from the top. In the background, diagonal lines form a shaded pattern that adds depth to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with aquatint in black on wove Somerset paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.1 x 15.1 cm (5 15/16 x 5 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 33 x 30.3 cm (13 x 11 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.122.152

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA from Kathan Brown, San Francisco, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left OK.T.P. Thiebaud '02; left center verso in graphite: WP6; lower right verso in graphite: Thiebaud: Toy Box OKTP

Wikidata ID

Q76359805

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