Wooden Bell

1936

Dayton Brown

Associated Names
Dayton Brown

Artist, American, c. 1895 - 1971

The image shows a large, wooden barrel that is broken, with cracked wood planks and missing pieces, bound together by ropes. The color palette consists of warm, wooden browns with some darker brown and beige hues. The barrel is centrally positioned in the image, with its base at the bottom and the top extending upward into the center, displaying the damages and bindings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 32.9 x 23.7 cm (12 15/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 21 1/2" high; 16 1/4" in diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17744

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: DAYTON BROWN / SAN BUENAVENTURA / MISSION / 1936

Wikidata ID

Q64541016

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