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Rocking Horse

c. 1939

Harriette Gale

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Harriette Gale

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden rocking horse as the main subject against a plain off-white background. The rocking horse has intricately carved legs and long, arched rockers. The color palette consists of mainly earthy tones with shades of brown, red, green, and black on the horse's body.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 38.2 x 54.5 cm (15 1/16 x 21 7/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 50" long
Accession Number

1943.8.15620

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 620, no. 2204.

Wikidata ID

Q64573123

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