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The image displays a cast iron object in detail, featuring a vertical rod with a rounded top and curved legs for stability. The color palette is primarily grayscale, ranging from dark charcoal to light beige. The object is placed in the lower section of the image, leaning slightly to the left, with its base spread out on the surface and casting a shadow against a blank background.
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The image displays a cast iron object in detail, featuring a vertical rod with a rounded top and curved legs for stability. The color palette is primarily grayscale, ranging from dark charcoal to light beige. The object is placed in the lower section of the image, leaning slightly to the left, with its base spread out on the surface and casting a shadow against a blank background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Andiron (one of pair)

Herman Bader

Date
c. 1938
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 40 x 30.2 cm (15 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 13 1/8" high; 14 5/8" deep; 9 5/8" wide; thickness of shaft: 3/4"
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8222
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Pennsylvania
  • American
  • Pennsylvania German
Inscription

lower right in graphite: H. BADER

NGA object ID 20420. 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.