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Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Turtle

c. 1939

Van Silvay

Associated Names

Van Silvay

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large, abstract, green shape with a mottled surface texture against a plain, off-white background. The shape is predominantly dark teal green with lighter and darker patches throughout. It has an organic, asymmetrical form that suggests a rounded mass viewed from the side.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 23.1 x 29.4 cm (9 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.10570

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: VAN Silvay

Wikidata ID

Q64633446

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