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The image shows a sketch of a metal tool or structure with a long horizontal bar supported by a perpendicular vertical frame with two legs, one extending vertically and the other angled downwards. The color palette consists mainly of shades of gray against an off-white background. Positioned in the center of the image, the horizontal bar dominates the composition, with the vertical frame extending upwards and the angled leg reaching slightly towards the right. A scale is noted below the horizontal bar at the bottom left of the image.
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The image shows a sketch of a metal tool or structure with a long horizontal bar supported by a perpendicular vertical frame with two legs, one extending vertically and the other angled downwards. The color palette consists mainly of shades of gray against an off-white background. Positioned in the center of the image, the horizontal bar dominates the composition, with the vertical frame extending upwards and the angled leg reaching slightly towards the right. A scale is noted below the horizontal bar at the bottom left of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Andiron

Donald Streeter

Date
1935/1942
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 22.9 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 in.) Original IAD Object: 14 1/2" high; 6 1/4" wide; 16 1/2" deep
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8790
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: DONALD STREETER

NGA object ID 20987. 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.