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Floating Compass

c. 1938

Archie Thompson

Associated Names

Archie Thompson

Artist, American, 1886-1975

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite and pen and ink on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 56.5 x 46 cm (22 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: outer box: 12" high; 12" wide; 7 1/2" deep
Accession Number

1943.8.9376

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: ARCHIE THOMPSON

Wikidata ID

Q64536318

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