Lighter (Mecha) for Flint

1938

Josephine C. Romano

Associated Names
Josephine C. Romano

Artist, American, 1915 - 2009

The image depicts a rope-like object with intertwined strands of purple color, made of fabric, along with pom-poms in alternating pink and mint green shades. The color palette includes deep purple, soft pink, mint green, orange, and dark brown. The large rope is positioned across the top portion of the image, trailing downwards on the left side, where it is interwoven with a textured orange section with a small gold chain and cone-shaped end. The pom-poms are dangling on the right side, connected by a braided cord and are distributed along the lower part of the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.6 x 26.6 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: exact size

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.6659


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: J / c.Romano

Wikidata ID

Q64591514

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