This is a painting of marionette puppets with unique, colorful costumes hanging from strings. The painting features five marionette puppets, each with distinct oversized heads and exaggerated facial features. The central puppet is draped in a vibrant orange gown adorned with floral patterns, accentuated by a blue garment. The surrounding puppets wear either patterned or dark-colored, textured costumes, with expressions painted on their pink-tinged faces. Each puppet head and body is defined by fine details, capturing a theatrical essence typical of puppet performances. Lines indicate the…
Gallery mode Full size at the museum

Window mode follows your eyes with your camera, in this browser only: no picture or position leaves your device.

Lano's Pop Out Marionette

Frank Gray (American, 1889 - 1962)

c. 1937

Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Classification
Index of American Design
Dimensions
overall: 68.9 x 48.3 cm (27 1/8 x 19 in.) ; Original IAD Object: 28" high
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Index of American Design
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

View at the National Gallery of Art

More by Frank Gray

See all

More like this

See all