Mechanical Bank

1935/1942

Nicholas Amantea

Associated Names
Nicholas Amantea

Artist, American, 1900 - 1978

The image shows a vintage mechanical bank designed as an organ with a figure of a man in a red and blue outfit holding a tambourine and wearing a yellow hat. Two small bear figures are positioned on either side of the man atop the bank. The color palette consists of rich browns for the bank structure, muted reds, blues, and yellows for the figure, and cream hues for the bears. The bank is centrally placed in the image, viewed at an angle, with the "ORGAN BANK" label and ornate design easily visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.5 × 22.5 cm (11 5/8 × 8 7/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 7 3/4" high; 5 3/8" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8468

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York, 1970: 653, pl. 2388.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: N. Amantea

Wikidata ID

Q64618287

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