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Hat Box

c. 1939

Joseph Rothenberg

Associated Names

Joseph Rothenberg

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large blue top hat adorned with ornate patterns of birds and foliage. The color scheme consists of blue, brown, white, and black. The hat is centered and slightly tilted.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 21.7 x 29.5 cm (8 9/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 10 3/8" high
Accession Number

1943.8.8409

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York, 1970: 523, pl. 1943.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: J. Rothenberg

Wikidata ID

Q64591346

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