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Nutcracker - Dog

1935/1942

Gerald Transpota

Associated Names

Gerald Transpota

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The sculpture depicts a stylized animal with a rounded head and an arching tail, appearing to be a combination of various creatures. It has a bronze color and is placed on a rectangular base with a patterned design. The proportions are elongated and abstract, diverging from realistic anatomical accuracy.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 24.1 x 35.5 cm (9 1/2 x 14 in.)
Original IAD Object: 13 1/4" long; 5 1/4" high
Accession Number

1943.8.17607

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 495, no. 1798.

Wikidata ID

Q64571787

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