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The image shows a wooden bench with a backrest and armrests on both sides. The bench has a simple design with a decorative pattern on the backrest. The color palette is mainly earthy tones, primarily wood-brown. The bench is placed centrally against a plain, light-colored background.
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The image shows a wooden bench with a backrest and armrests on both sides. The bench has a simple design with a decorative pattern on the backrest. The color palette is mainly earthy tones, primarily wood-brown. The bench is placed centrally against a plain, light-colored background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bench

Hal Blakeley

Date
1937
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 25 x 35.7 cm (9 13/16 x 14 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: Approximately 8'long; 3'high; 2'wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.7000
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • New Mexico
  • American
  • Spanish Southwest
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: HAL / BLAKELEY

NGA object ID 19198. 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.