Doll

c. 1936

Jacob Gielens

Associated Names
Jacob Gielens

Artist, American, born Germany, 1870 - 1946

The image shows a person standing upright on a small platform. The individual has broad facial features, dark eyes, a long nose, and slightly open lips. They have long, dark hair and wear a headdress made of various light brown and gray feathers. The person wears a colorful outfit consisting of a red and white striped top with beaded embellishments at the neck, light-colored pants with red stripes along the sides, an orange waist sash, and dark leather shoes. They hold a bow and appear to have an arrow pointed downward. The background is plain and neutral.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.5 x 28.1 cm (14 x 11 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 8" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15412


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 643, no. 2365.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Jacob Gielens

Wikidata ID

Q64579371

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