Bandbox Design (Grouse)

1937

Harold Merriam

Associated Names
Harold Merriam

Artist, American, 1910 - 2002

There are two large pink birds with intricate patterns in the center of the image. The color palette includes shades of blue, pink, green, cream, and red. The birds are surrounded by stylized trees with pink trunks and green foliage on a deep blue background. There is a decorative border at the top, and the lower half shows greenery, rolling hills, and more trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.4 x 46.8 cm (15 7/8 x 18 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8270

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 526, no. 1974.

Inscriptions

accross the bottom in watercolor: H. MERRIAM 37

Wikidata ID

Q64573086

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