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The image features a large black steam traction engine with wheels and a chimney on the left side, as well as a red threshing machine on the right. The color palette consists of earthy browns, metallic greys, and pops of red and green. In the foreground, there are tools, ropes, and barrels on a wooden floor, with a plow in the center. The steam engine is on the left, while the threshing machine is on the right, surrounded by pipes, wheels, and pulleys, along with various other tools and equipment throughout the scene.
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The image features a large black steam traction engine with wheels and a chimney on the left side, as well as a red threshing machine on the right. The color palette consists of earthy browns, metallic greys, and pops of red and green. In the foreground, there are tools, ropes, and barrels on a wooden floor, with a plow in the center. The steam engine is on the left, while the threshing machine is on the right, surrounded by pipes, wheels, and pulleys, along with various other tools and equipment throughout the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Barn Gangway

Perkins Harnly

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, pen and ink, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 56.8 x 77.5 cm (22 3/8 x 30 1/2 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1947.1.11
Credit line
Gift of Albert Lewin
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

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  • American

NGA object ID 19859. 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.