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c. 1936

Alfonso Mirabal

Associated Names
Alfonso Mirabal

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows an illustration of a person standing straight with arms raised at shoulder level. The person has an oval face with simple, stylized facial features and black, shoulder-length hair. They wear a red pointed hat, tunic, and fitted stockings or leggings. The person's right arm is extended upwards, and the left hand is holding a fish by its tail. They have black wings extending from the shoulders. The background is a warm beige with a black and red border and simple painted elements like X shapes and a mushroom-like figure. The scene is framed in a rectangular manner, emphasizing the figure at the center.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16539


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 754, no. 2705.

Wikidata ID

Q64534217

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