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This image shows a wooden bed frame with a headboard, footboard, and a grid of rope for support. The bed is positioned centrally, with four wooden posts at each corner. The color palette is primarily warm natural wood tones.
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This image shows a wooden bed frame with a headboard, footboard, and a grid of rope for support. The bed is positioned centrally, with four wooden posts at each corner. The color palette is primarily warm natural wood tones.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bed: Bishop Hill

Archie Thompson

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 46.5 x 48.6 cm (18 5/16 x 19 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 47 1/2" wide; 52" high; 66 1/2" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8551
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Bishop Hill
  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: ARCHIE THOMPSON

NGA object ID 20748. 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.