Mechanical Toy

c. 1939

Gwendolyn Jackson

Associated Names
Gwendolyn Jackson

Artist, American, 1916 - 1981

The image shows a child sitting upright on a toy horse. The child is in a side profile, with a rounded face, light complexion, wearing a wide-brimmed black hat with a frayed edge. They are dressed in a patterned red and white long-sleeved shirt, brown pants, and a bright green scarf tied around their neck. The child holds the reins of the horse with one hand. The background is plain, with text below the horse stating the artist's name as Gwendolyn Jackson.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.2 x 23.1 cm (11 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 9 1/2" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15666

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: DEL. 390-1 GWENDOLYN JACKSON

Wikidata ID

Q64572826

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