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Untitled

1930s

Caroline Whiting Fellows

Associated Names

Caroline Whiting Fellows

Artist, American, 1905 - 1989

The image shows a stylized, cartoonish bust view of a person. The individual is depicted frontally with one hand raised, pointing upwards. The facial features are simple with lines for eyes, eyebrows, nose, and a slightly open mouth. The hair is drawn flat with a few strands pointing upwards. The person is wearing a tuxedo with a bow tie. In the foreground, three small round objects are aligned on a wooden surface. The background has a gradient from light to dark.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Caroline Whiting Fellows
Dimensions

image/sheet: 19.6 × 18.2 cm (7 11/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
mount: 36.1 × 28.5 cm (14 3/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2023.147.13

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Caroline Whiting Fellows, Crestone, CO; by inheritance to her niece, Isabell VanMerlin (Anna Belle O. Whiting), Dover, NH; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

VanMerlin, Isabell

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, upper left on mount in black ink on applied label: PP-14 Shell Game

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