Grotesque Jug

c. 1936

Frank Fumagalli

Associated Names
Frank Fumagalli

Artist, American, born Italy, c. 1895 - 1958

Two ceramic vessels shaped like human heads are depicted in the image. The vessels have dark brown earthy tones, glossy appearance, and smooth surface textures. One vessel is facing forward, while the other is in a side profile view.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor with white heightening over graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.6 x 29.1 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 7" High 3 3/4" Dia.(bot)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5110

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, no. 23, as Face Jug.

2023

  • Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2023, plate 44, repro.

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 359, no. 1252 & 1253.

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003: no. 23.

2023

  • Rudnick, Allison.Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s. Exh. cat. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2023: 107, plate 44.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: F.Fumagalli

Wikidata ID

Q64569860

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