Toy Bank: Mule and Manger
c. 1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 23 x 30.6 cm (9 1/16 x 12 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: overall: 10" long; mule: 3 1/2" high; bank: 5 1/2" high; 5" long, 4" wide.
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.17139
Art Historical Context
**Toy Bank: Mule andanger** *Artist: D.J. Grant, c. 1942* *Watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard, 23 x 30.6 cm (9 1/16 x 12 1/16 in.)* *Index of American Design, National of Art* Step into the whimsical world of American folk art with D.J. Grant's vibrant rendering of *Toy Bank: Mule andanger*, created around 1942. This watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard captures a charming toy bank featuring a sturdy mule beside a manger, evoking humble nativity scenes or everyday farm life. The original object—a compact 10-inch-long plaything with the mule standing 3½ inches hig...