Monkey Bank

1935/1942

Ernest A. Towers, Jr.

Associated Names
Ernest A. Towers, Jr.

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of a vintage mechanical toy bank. The image features a mechanical bank called the "Monkey Bank," with a monkey figure and a firefighter figure on opposite sides of a platform. The base of the apparatus is green with "MONKEY BANK" embossed on its side. In the upper left corner, there is a schematic representation of the bank's structure. The style of the painting is detailed and realistic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.4 x 20.3 cm (10 13/16 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8449

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper left in watercolor: scale drawing; lower right in watercolor: DEL 299-I ERNEST A. TOWERS JR

Wikidata ID

Q64559701

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