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Hand Puppet - Chinaman

c. 1936

Joseph Shapiro

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Joseph Shapiro

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of a puppet figure with a mustached face. It features a puppet with a mustached face, arched eyebrows, and a small red topknot. The puppet is draped in dark cloth with a yellow symbol, set against a plain background, in a style resembling Pablo Picasso's bold and dramatic themes.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 41 x 28.7 cm (16 1/8 x 11 5/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 12 1/2" high
Accession Number

1943.8.15693

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64591370

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