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Merry-Go-Round

Howard Cook · 1931

Howard Cook: American, 1901 - 1980

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Howard Cook

Merry-Go-Round

1931

etching in black · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Medium
etching in black
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plate: 25 × 20 cm (9 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.) sheet: 31.3 × 29.4 cm (12 5/16 × 11 9/16 in.)
Collection no.
2008.115.1305
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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Merry-Go-Round — Howard Cook. 1931.

Medium: etching in black.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 25 × 20 cm (9 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.) sheet: 31.3 × 29.4 cm (12 5/16 × 11 9/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2008.115.1305. Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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