Home Bank

c. 1937

Frank Gray

Associated Names
Frank Gray

Artist, American, 1889 - 1962

The largest object in the image is a model of a bank building labeled "HOME BANK" with a detailed façade featuring arched doors and windows with crisscross patterns. The color palette consists of browns, greens, and blues with hints of gold and white. In the background to the left, there is an inset showing a smaller, detailed picture of a man in a suit inside an oval frame. The bank is positioned centrally, taking up most of the space in the image, while the inset with the man is in the upper left area. The artist's signature, read as Frank H. Gray, is visible in the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.9 x 30.5 cm (16 1/8 x 12 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 5 1/4" high; 4 1/4" square

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8526


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in ink: FRANK H. GRAY.

Wikidata ID

Q64569958

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