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Vase

c. 1937

John Tarantino

Associated Names

John Tarantino

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a tall, ornate green vase positioned centrally on a square stone base. The vase is rendered in green shades, while the base is depicted in muted stone gray. The background is a neutral beige.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Accession Number

1943.8.11350

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 115, pl. 338.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: JOHN / TARANTINO

Wikidata ID

Q64584329

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