Pa. German Plate

c. 1941

Archie Thompson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

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

  • Accession

    1943.8.3467

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

"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

Wikidata ID

Q64536297

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