Toy Bank: Trick Dog

c. 1937

George File

Associated Names
George File

Artist, American, c. 1885 - unknown

The image displays a vintage mechanical bank with a circus performer holding a hoop on the left and a dog on the right, both standing on a rectangular base. The base is labeled "TRICK DOG" in large letters. The color scheme includes muted shades of red, yellow, and gold, with accents of black and brown. The performer is standing upright, balancing a hoop in the left hand, while the dog is crouched towards the center of the platform. A red barrel with black detailing is placed to the left side of the performer.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38.4 x 51 cm (15 1/8 x 20 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 7 1/4" high; 8 5/8" long; 2 7/8" deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8555

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P. Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 653, no. 2389.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Geo.J. File

Wikidata ID

Q64571391

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