Circus Wagon Figure: Pan

c. 1939

Katharine Merrill

Associated Names
Katharine Merrill

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The sculpture depicts a figure seated on a seashell and playing panpipes. The figure has a beard and pointed ears. The sculpture is primarily in warm earth tones with some blue and orange accents. The surface appears textured and cracked, set against a plain background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.6 x 36.6 cm (19 15/16 x 14 7/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 30" high; 24" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.9160

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 597, no. 2146.

Wikidata ID

Q64591921

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