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Mechanical Penny Bank: Owl by United States Government, E.J. Gilsleider — VisualArtsDB

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Mechanical Penny Bank: Owl

Mechanical Penny Bank: Owl

Mechanical Penny Bank: Owl

United States Government E.J. Gilsleider

1939

Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions: overall: 29.5 x 22.1 cm (11 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 3/8" high; 3 1/4" wide; 2 1/4" deep
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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