The image shows a metallic object with a cylindrical base connected to a wide, shallow dish, a complex structure on top with several supports and a semicircular holder or clamp. There is also a circular shaded area with a semi-circular metal piece extending over it located towards the top left. The color palette consists of muted, earthy tones including shades of brown, gray, and metallic silver.
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The image shows a metallic object with a cylindrical base connected to a wide, shallow dish, a complex structure on top with several supports and a semicircular holder or clamp. There is also a circular shaded area with a semi-circular metal piece extending over it located towards the top left. The color palette consists of muted, earthy tones including shades of brown, gray, and metallic silver.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Betty Lamp

Milton Bevier

Date
1940
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
overall: 59.3 x 45.4 cm (23 3/8 x 17 7/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.12437
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • New England
  • American
Inscription

lower center in watercolor: MILTON BEVIER

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