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Child's Top

c. 1939

Fritz Boehmer

Associated Names

Fritz Boehmer

Artist, American, 1875 - 1942

The image displays a large, colorful spinning top against a light background. The color scheme includes muted earth tones with accents of blue, red, green, and gold. The spinning top is centrally placed with a pointed end facing downwards. The artist's name, "Fritz Boehmer," is written in small text in the lower right corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 28 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.16669

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: FRITZ BOEHMER.

Wikidata ID

Q64570933

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