Toy Bank: "Teddy and the Bear"

1935/1942

Pearl Torell

Associated Names
Pearl Torell

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image depicts a man figurine aiming a rifle at a bear's head peeking out from a tree stump. The color scheme includes browns dominating the tree stump and the man’s attire, with a hint of blue on the man’s vest and yellow accents on the stump. The man, wearing a brown hat and suit, is positioned to the left, holding the gun level with his shoulders. To the right, the bear's head emerges from an opening in the brown tree stump, detailed with wood-like textures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 9 3/4" high; 3" long; 2 1/2" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8456

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 148, no. 293.

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York, 1970: 651, pl. 2381.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite and watercolor: Pearl Torell.

Wikidata ID

Q64619267

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