Novelty Bank

c. 1937

Alf Bruseth

Associated Names
Alf Bruseth

Artist, American, active c. 1935

There is a painting of a toy bank that resembles a small house with an open door. The structure has a blue roof with two chimneys, pastel-colored walls, small windows with red frames, and a yellow interior with patterned wallpaper and a stand. In the upper right corner, there is a sign reading "Novelty Bank."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.9 x 22.9 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 3 1/16" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8520

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York, 1970: 656, pl. 2399.

Inscriptions

upper right in watercolor: detail of door of bank; lower right in watercolor: ALF BRUSETH

Wikidata ID

Q64534188

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