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This image shows a vintage metal oil lamp with a curved spout and a handle. The lamp is the largest object in the composition. The palette is predominantly grayscale. The lamp appears as a dark gray or black object against a light beige background. It is positioned centrally in the image with the spout curving upwards.
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This image shows a vintage metal oil lamp with a curved spout and a handle. The lamp is the largest object in the composition. The palette is predominantly grayscale. The lamp appears as a dark gray or black object against a light beige background. It is positioned centrally in the image with the spout curving upwards.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Betty Lamp

Philip Johnson

Date
c. 1939
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.4 x 22.9 cm (11 9/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 4" long; 2 9/16" wide; 4" high
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.12362
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: PHILIP JOHNSON

NGA object ID 24455. 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.