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This is a painting of two mechanical devices with trumpet-like horns. One device is circular with horns attached around the perimeter on a rotating frame. The other device has a vertical stacked arrangement of horns on a wooden frame. Both devices are made of green painted wood and metal elements. The background is plain.
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This is a painting of two mechanical devices with trumpet-like horns. One device is circular with horns attached around the perimeter on a rotating frame. The other device has a vertical stacked arrangement of horns on a wooden frame. Both devices are made of green painted wood and metal elements. The background is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Altar Chimes

David P Willoughby

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 28 x 34.6 cm (11 x 13 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: Scale 2"-1'
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.6703
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Santa Barbara
  • American
  • Spanish Southwest
Inscription

lower right in black ink: David P. Willoughby

NGA object ID 18903. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.