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Pottery Bank

c. 1939

Lee Brown

Associated Names

Lee Brown

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a cylindrical, lidded jar with a knob on top. The color palette is mostly earthy brown with darker shading around the contours. The jar is centrally placed against a plain, off-white background, with the artist's signature in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 26.1 x 22.3 cm (10 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
Original IAD Object: 3" high; 3" diameter
Accession Number

1943.8.8547

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: LEE BROWN

Wikidata ID

Q64592858

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