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A carousel horse is drawn in graphite, colored pencil, and watercolor against a cream-white board in this horizontal illustration. The rendering is so detailed that at first (and even second) glance, it appears to be a photograph of the three-dimensional object. The white horse’s head is to the right, and its thick white mane blows back. Lines across the horse’s body suggest that the wood has split or it has been repaired over time. Traces of red, blue, pink, and yellow paint decorate the horse’s body where a blanket might lie across the back. Reins lead back from the horse’s parted lips and blocky teeth to reach the long, padded, dark gray seat. The stirrup we see emerges from the horse’s side. All four legs are lifted and hooves point lightly down and back.

George Constantine

Carousel Horse, c. 1939

Not on View

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

Dimensions

overall: 40.5 x 55.7 cm (15 15/16 x 21 15/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 49" Long 56" High

Credit Line

Index of American Design

Accession Number

1943.8.8024

Artists / Makers

George Constantine (artist) American, c. 1895 - 1995

Image Use

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Exhibition History

1995: Wood and Wood Carving from the Index of American Design, Pensacola Museum of Art, 1995, no cat.

2019: Outliers and American Vanguard Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 28 Jan 2018-13 May 2018; High Museum of Art, Atlanta 24 Jun 2018-30 Sep 2018; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 18 Nov 2018-18 Mar 2019, cat. 3.

Bibliography

2018: Cooke, Lynne. Outliers and American Vanguard Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Los Angeles County Museum, 2018: 133, no. 3.