Rocking Horse

1935/1942

Mina Lowry

Associated Names
Mina Lowry

Artist, American, born Canada, 1894 - 1942

The image features a large, wooden carousel horse positioned mid-trot with a carved saddle atop its back. The horse is primarily brown with a multicolored saddle in green, red, and blue. Its mane and tail are light in color. The horse faces right, with its left foreleg lifted and supported by a wooden beam. The color palette includes warm browns, earth tones, vivid colors on the saddle, and pale mane and tail against a plain background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 54.6 × 59.4 cm (21 1/2 × 23 3/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 30" long; 26" high; 7 1/2" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.7733

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: MINA LOWRY.

Wikidata ID

Q64617755

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