Bootjack

c. 1937

Elmer Weise

Associated Names
Elmer Weise

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image features two large illustrations of beetles on a plain background. The color palette is monochrome with black, grey, and beige. The top beetle has detailed textures and segmented body parts, while the lower beetle has a smoother, elongated form. Both beetles are centrally positioned within the frame, with the top beetle's antennae extending slightly higher and the lower beetle's body extending longer towards the bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.6 x 38.5 cm (14 7/16 x 15 3/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 11" long; 4 1/2" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.2021

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: ELMER / WEISE

Wikidata ID

Q64559226

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