Design for United States Currency

Kenyon Cox

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a pencil sketch on tan paper, featuring a rectangular drawing with a thin border. Inside the border, there are five human figures. On the left, a man wears a helmet and carries a shield and spear. He faces right, toward three seated women in long dresses. The woman on the left extends her right arm. The central woman wears a crown and holds her right arm across her body. The woman on the right holds flowers in her right hand. On the far right, a nude male figure holds a club and wears a helmet. A block with the letters "USA" is at the center of the bottom. At the bottom of the image, the text reads, "First Sketch of Composition." The artist's signature appears in the lower right corner.