# Copper Baptismal Font

**Juanita Donahoo** (American, 1899–1990)  
c. 1941  
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper  
overall: 26.6 x 35.4 cm (10 1/2 x 13 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: Approx. 2' in diameter.

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1943.8.6642. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.18842.html).

## About this work

Juanita Donahoo painted this in about 1941, aged 42. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

The image depicts a large, round, domed container with a handle on its side. It has a textured and layered appearance with a central band. The color palette consists of various shades of brown and some orange tones. The container is centered in the image with the handle facing towards the viewer. The name "Janetta Badanes" is visible near the bottom right of the image.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Watercolour.** Pigment in gum arabic, thinned with water and laid in transparent washes. Nothing white is painted: the light is the paper showing through.
- **Graphite.** Pencil. Graphite has been used for drawing since the 1500s; in 1795 Nicolas-Jacques Conté mixed it with clay, so its hardness could be graded.

### [Juanita Donahoo](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/juanita-donahoo)

American, 1899–1990

## Facts

- Type: Drawing
- The artist was 42
- Real size: about 10 × 14 in (27 × 35 cm). The 11 × 14 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 20th century
- Movement: [American folk and design](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/american-folk-design)
- Colour: white
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1402.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1402/1920.jpg
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- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/copper-baptismal-font-nga-18842).