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Spectacles

1936

Donald Kirkpatrick

Associated Names

Donald Kirkpatrick

Artist, American, active c. 1935

A pair of eyeglasses with octagonal lenses is displayed in the center of the image. The color palette is mainly beige and gray. The glasses are symmetrical on a plain background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite and watercolor on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 28 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.2254

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: D. Kirkpatrick / 6/19/36 - 6/17/36

Wikidata ID

Q64541207

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