Object Details
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Study for an abstract scene, possibly the ocean floor. At center, a small fish in white outline, seemingly in the midst of being eaten by a larger fish, depicted only by a large white mouth with sharp teeth. Below, a sandy sea-bottom in orange and yellow. Background shaded in black.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Date
1935–1939
Accession Number
1963-39-986
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Brush and gouache, graphite on paper
Dimensions
24.2 × 30.4 cm (9 1/2 × 11 15/16 in.)
made in
London, England, United Kingdom
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1963-39-986