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The image features a large andiron depicted in a charcoal-style drawing. Surrounding the andiron are technical sketches in a lighter pencil. The color palette is mainly black, gray, and white. The andiron is positioned centrally in the foreground with the sketched representations on the left and right. Mildred Ford is credited in the lower right corner.
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The image features a large andiron depicted in a charcoal-style drawing. Surrounding the andiron are technical sketches in a lighter pencil. The color palette is mainly black, gray, and white. The andiron is positioned centrally in the foreground with the sketched representations on the left and right. Mildred Ford is credited in the lower right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Andiron (One of Pair)

Mildred Ford

Date
c. 1953
Medium
graphite and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.2 x 23.1 cm (11 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 14" high; 12 1/2" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.7924
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1951 to 1975
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: Mildred Ford

NGA object ID 20122. 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.