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The image shows a metallic hook attached to a large brown lever-operated contraption resembling a mousetrap. The color palette includes brown and rust against a beige background. The hook extends vertically from the top center to the contraption positioned slightly below and to the right, with its components visible.
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The image shows a metallic hook attached to a large brown lever-operated contraption resembling a mousetrap. The color palette includes brown and rust against a beige background. The hook extends vertically from the top center to the contraption positioned slightly below and to the right, with its components visible.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Betty Lamp

Nicholas Acampora

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.8 x 24.5 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 4: long; 3 1/8" wide; 4 1/2" high
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.12311
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
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Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower left in graphite: N. Acampora

NGA object ID 24404. 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.