"Sinbad" Marionette

c. 1938

George File

Associated Names
George File

Artist, American, c. 1885 - unknown

This is a painting of a marionette. The image shows a detailed marionette with a wooden face and limbs, hanging by strings. It wears colorful clothing—a yellow and blue blouse, red pants, and brown shoes, along with a red and white headpiece. The marionette is posed with one hand raised to its head and the other on its hip. The background is plain to highlight the marionette and its attire. The style resembles puppetry or theatre art, possibly with a touch of realism to mimic real marionettes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.3 x 36.1 cm (17 13/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 18" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15642

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 636, no. 2295.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Geo. J. File

Wikidata ID

Q64571407

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