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Pencil Charm

c. 1936

Vincent Burzy

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Vincent Burzy

Artist, American, born Italy, c. 1889 - 1948

There are two illustrations of telescopic sights. The top sight is in color, with shades of gold and brown, while the lower sight is a grayscale sketch beside a small circle. The background is a plain, light beige canvas. The colored sight is positioned slightly above and diagonally to the left of the greyscale illustration in the lower-left quadrant of the canvas.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 28.9 x 22.9 cm (11 3/8 x 9 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.2486

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64633686

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