Toby Figure

c. 1940

Mina Lowry

Associated Names
Mina Lowry

Artist, American, born Canada, 1894 - 1942

The sculpture depicts a rotund figure of a man with his hands behind his back, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and smoking a pipe. The man is dressed in a yellow jacket, white trousers, and brown shoes. The sculpture appears to be made of a material like painted ceramic or porcelain. The figure stands on a square base. The details are carefully sculpted, particularly the folds of the clothing and the contours of the face. The size of the sculpture in relation to an average human suggests it is a small decorative piece.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 43.4 x 29.3 cm (17 1/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16494


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 384, no. 1353.

Wikidata ID

Q64617875

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