Fireman's Belt

c. 1940

Gerald Scalise

Associated Names
Gerald Scalise

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows an ornate belt or strap with the words "2ND ASSISTANT" across it. The colors used are red, green, and brown. The belt runs diagonally from the lower left to the upper right, with the buckle end in the upper right corner. There is a decorative pattern on the belt, along with a red border around the text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.8 x 45.4 cm (11 3/4 x 17 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.1729

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 50, no. 92.

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 100 and 101, pl. 307.

Inscriptions

lower center in ink: Gerald Scalise

Wikidata ID

Q64571729

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