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Beaded Bag

James McLellan

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a decorative beaded pouch with colorful houses and trees. The pouch is designed with intricate beadwork featuring a scenic image of houses, each with distinct roofs in shades of red, blue, green, and yellow. The scene includes trees with green canopies and a central church-like structure with a pink steeple. A pattern of smaller beads creates a decorative border at the top of the pouch. The fabric at the top of the pouch is slightly frayed. The pouch itself is a representation of a miniature landscape.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, goauche, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
3437 × 4370 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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