Wooden Toys

1935/1942

Rex F. Bush

Associated Names
Rex F. Bush

Artist, American, c. 1915 - 2002

The image shows three ornamental crafts with hollow structures enclosing spherical elements. The largest object is cube-like with a round handle, positioned in the top left. In the upper right is a rounded object with a loop at the top, filled with spheres. Another similar object in the lower left is angled differently, revealing its open structure. The color palette consists of shades of brown, beige, and tan, against a light background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.6 x 38.1 cm (19 15/16 x 15 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 6 3/4" high; 2 3/4" in diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15711

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 630, no. 2264.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Rex Bush

Wikidata ID

Q64620400

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