Pa. German Balancing Man
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 36.5 x 29 cm (14 3/8 x 11 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 15 1/2" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.13021
Art Historical Context
**Pa. German Balancing Man** *By Mina Lowry, 1935/1942* *Watercolor, graphite, andache on paperboard, 36.5 × 29 cm (14⅜ × 11⁷⁄₁₆ in.)* *Index of American Design, National Gallery of* Step into the vibrant world of Pennsylvania German folk art Mina Lowry's captivating rendering of the *Pa. German Balancing Man*. between 1935 and 1942, this artwork depicts a whimsical carved wooden figure, standing 15½ inches tall in its original form, designed to teeter and balance in playful defiance of gravity. Lowry's precise use of watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard brings out the figure...
About the Artist
Mina Lowry
Mina Lowry (1894–1942), an American artist born in Canada, emerged as a prominent portrait painter whose career bridged traditional portraiture and the documentation of American folk art. Immigrating to Buffalo, New York, with her family around 1901, she honed her skills early on, winning first prize for modeling at the Albright Art School and studying under the esteemed Florence J. Bach. Lowry fu...