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Sugar Bowl

c. 1940

John Dana

Associated Names

John Dana

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a glass container with a lid, decorated with floral and leaf patterns. The color palette is grayscale, indicating a pencil or graphite drawing with shading. The glass container is positioned centrally in the frame, with its base at the lower portion and its lid reaching the middle-upper part of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.6 x 28.8 cm (14 x 11 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.10886

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: John Dana

Wikidata ID

Q64582283

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