Toy Bank: Monkey and Lion

c. 1937

George File

Associated Names
George File

Artist, American, c. 1885 - unknown

The sculpture depicts a lion standing on the ground with its mouth open and front legs slightly raised, rearing up at a tree stump. There are two monkeys perched on the top of the tree stump, with the larger monkey holding onto the smaller one as they stare downwards at the lion. The lion is a golden color. The tree stump has a textured surface and is dark green or black. The sculpture captures the interaction between the animals with detail that suggests movement and tension. The base of the sculpture has a multicolored surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, pen and ink, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.2 x 30.5 cm (15 13/16 x 12 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 9 1/4" high; 8 3/4" long; 3" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8480

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York, 1970: 659, pl. 2432.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Geo. J. File

Wikidata ID

Q64571388

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