Toy - Man on Music Box

c. 1936

John Fisk

Associated Names
John Fisk

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of a wooden toy figure standing on a decorated box. The painting features a carved wooden figure, dressed in a green outfit with a broad-brimmed black hat, standing upright on a rectangular box. The box is adorned with abstract patterns that resemble leaves and berries in muted tones of orange and blue against a dark background. The overall composition is simple, with the figure and the box centrally placed within a larger plain, cream-colored background. This is in the style of whimsical folk art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouach on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.9 x 22.8 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 4" high; 1 1/2" wide; 3 1/4" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15685

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 631, no. 2252.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: JOHN FISK.

Wikidata ID

Q64582458

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