DrawingsAmerican20th century

Black Dog with Red Tongue

c. 1939-1942

Artists

Bill TraylorArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Opaque watercolor (black and red) and graphite on paper board

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Modern & Contemporary Art

Dimensions

sight: 30.7 x 36 cm (12 1/16 x 14 3/16 in.) framed: 48.8 x 54 cm (19 3/16 x 21 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Private collection (Charles Shannon?), Montgomery, AL; [Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY], sold; to Didi and David Barrett (January, 1986-2011), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2011.

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