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The image shows a wooden bellows with a circular body, two elongated handles, rich natural wood color, deep red leather bands, a metallic nozzle at the bottom, and a piece of red and blue material wrapped around it. The color palette consists of earthy tones. The bellows are positioned diagonally with the nozzle pointing downward to the right.
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The image shows a wooden bellows with a circular body, two elongated handles, rich natural wood color, deep red leather bands, a metallic nozzle at the bottom, and a piece of red and blue material wrapped around it. The color palette consists of earthy tones. The bellows are positioned diagonally with the nozzle pointing downward to the right.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bellows

Oscar Bluhme

Date
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 54.1 x 38.1 cm (21 5/16 x 15 in.) Original IAD Object: 16" high; 6 1/4" wide;
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8660
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower left in watercolor: Oscar Bluhme

NGA object ID 20857. 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.