Two Outlines for a Bell Push with Fish Motifs

Edgar Gilstrap Simpson

1899 · Graphite and gouache · Drawings and Prints

Two outlines for a round bell push decorated with fish motifs. The design on the left shows a fish combined with wave patterns. The design on the right is characterized by two, symmetrically placed fishes holding up the bottun of the bell push with their fins.

Artist

Edgar Gilstrap Simpson

Date

1899

Medium

Graphite and gouache

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959