Nutcracker

c. 1941

Mina Lowry

Associated Names
Mina Lowry

Artist, American, born Canada, 1894 - 1942

The image displays a wooden nutcracker shaped like a soldier, with a detailed uniform and a tall hat, standing on a round base. The color scheme is warm, with reds, yellows, browns, as well as some touches of blue and green on the hat and base. The nutcracker faces forward, revealing its eyes, mustache, and uniform details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22 x 16.9 cm (8 11/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 6 1/4" high; 2" in diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16654

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 631.

Wikidata ID

Q64617878

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