Toy Bank: Mule and Manger

c. 1937

Chris Makrenos

Associated Names
Chris Makrenos

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a horse figure leaning over a small house-like structure with a high arched doorway and a steep, dark roof. The structure is primarily painted in muted green and gray tones with accents of red and brown. The house is positioned to the right on a wooden base, with the horse on the left side next to an open compartment. Above to the left, there is a smaller sketch of a person sitting on a stool, interacting with a similar structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.5 x 40.7 cm (12 x 16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 5 5/16" high; 8 1/2" long; 3 5/16" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8484

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper left in watercolor: scale drawing of dog and little houselower right in watercolor: Christ Makrenos

Wikidata ID

Q64539844

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