Plantation Banjo

c. 1937

Floyd R. Sharp

Associated Names
Floyd R. Sharp

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a drawing of a banjo as the central object, with additional technical sketches in the top left and bottom right corners. The main colors used are warm browns, light beige, and metallic gray. The banjo is positioned vertically in the middle, surrounded by simple diagrammatic views outlined in pencil - one displaying the side profile and the other focusing on the tailpiece area.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.5 x 22.7 cm (12 x 8 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 34: long; 13" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.12728

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: SHARP

Wikidata ID

Q64562027

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