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The image shows a mechanical apparatus with a central pole anchored onto a circular base, a circular hoop at the top, and a smaller arm holding two cylindrical containers. The sketch is detailed with grayscale shades for shading. Technical drawings and sectional views are included in the upper left and mid-left portions of the image.
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The image shows a mechanical apparatus with a central pole anchored onto a circular base, a circular hoop at the top, and a smaller arm holding two cylindrical containers. The sketch is detailed with grayscale shades for shading. Technical drawings and sectional views are included in the upper left and mid-left portions of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Betty Lamp

Jack Staloff

Date
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.4 x 22 cm (11 3/16 x 8 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 19" high; 7 " diameter
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.12348
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 graphite: J. STALOFF

NGA object ID 24441. 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.