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"Fish Bitters" Bottle

1935/1942

Loraine Makimson

Associated Names

Lorraine S. Makimson

Artist, American, 1898 - 1947

The image displays an amber-colored glass bottle shaped like a fish, standing upright with the bottle neck as the fish's mouth. The color palette is warm with shades of yellow and brown. The fish bottle is centered on a plain, off-white background, highlighting its intricate details such as the scales and fins.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 46 x 35.8 cm (18 1/8 x 14 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.10648

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in colored pencil: L.S. MAKIMSON / K.C. MISSOURI

Wikidata ID

Q64593326

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