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The sculpture depicts a stylized human figure seated. The sculpture is depicted in a monochromatic dark tone. The figure has a simplified, elongated form with a large head, small facial features, and legs extending into a base with curved appendages. Next to the main image is a sketched outline of the figure with a size scale in inches. The artist's name, Mildred Ford, is written near the lower right corner of the image.
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The sculpture depicts a stylized human figure seated. The sculpture is depicted in a monochromatic dark tone. The figure has a simplified, elongated form with a large head, small facial features, and legs extending into a base with curved appendages. Next to the main image is a sketched outline of the figure with a size scale in inches. The artist's name, Mildred Ford, is written near the lower right corner of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Andiron (one of pair)

Mildred Ford

Date
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 27.3 x 21.6 cm (10 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" high
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8234
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

upper left in graphite: scale drawing and measuring scale; lower right in graphite: Mildred Ford

NGA object ID 20432. 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.