Doll on Velocipede

c. 1936

Mina Lowry

Associated Names
Mina Lowry

Artist, American, born Canada, 1894 - 1942

The image shows a person sitting on a wheeled contraption resembling a tricycle or a pedal-powered vehicle. The person has their feet on pedals and hands holding onto a spout-like handle attached to a large kettle-shaped object in front of them. The person has fair skin, rosy cheeks, red lips, golden-brown wavy hair styled in volume, and wears a hat with pink ribbons and decorative patterns. They wear a black jacket with lace accents, a pink and blue patterned skirt, light-colored stockings, and black shoes. The contraption has a brass bell, a large front wheel, and smaller rear wheels. The background is plain, light beige, and the image is framed in a simple border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.2 x 22.9 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" high; 7" long; 3" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15439


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 631, no. 2257.

Wikidata ID

Q64617844

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