Toy Bank

c. 1939

Pearl Torell

Associated Names
Pearl Torell

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The sculpture depicts a young boy dressed in a bright red coat, blue shirt, and blue pants, with black shoes. He is wearing a black hat with a red rim and has curly hair. The boy is balanced on one foot atop a red ball, with one leg lifted behind him and one hand held high above his head. The sculpture is made of painted, cast metal with intricate designs and textures. The boy stands on an ornately decorated dark pedestal.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.4 x 22 cm (11 15/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 9 3/4" high; base: 5 3/4" square

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8536

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York, 1970: 656, pl. 2396.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Pearl Torell.

Wikidata ID

Q64619269

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