Pa. German Plate, c. 1941

Not on View

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper

Dimensions

sheet: 40.9 × 30.7 cm (16 1/8 × 12 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Index of American Design

Accession Number

1943.8.3467

Artists / Makers

Archie Thompson (artist) American, active c. 1935

Image Use

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Inscription

"ARCHIE THOMPSON" recto, bottom left corner, watercolor, artist's hand
[National Gallery Stamp], verso, upper center, black ink, unknown hand
"STATE ILLINOIS / OBJECT PENN. PLATE / CLASSIFICATION NO CER-7 (2ND PLATE) / ARTIST ARCHIE THOMPSON" verso, upper left margin, black ink, unknown hand
"DIMENSIONS OF ARTICLE / HEIGHT 14" Diameter / WIDTH / DEPTH 1 1/2" / DATE STARTED Aug 22, 1941 / DATE FINISHED Sept 8, 1941 / MAT CER.-7" black ink, center verso, unknown hand
"28 [circled]" verso, upper right margin, graphite, unknown hand
"CAUTION / As a precaution against fading, this watercolor must not be exposed to direct sunlight." lower center verso, black ink stamp, unknown hand