Clothes Washer

1940

Alexander Anderson

Associated Names
Alexander Anderson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This image shows a wooden mangle with a hand-crank handle attached to the right side. The rolling mechanism consists of two grooved cylinders held together by a sturdy frame with vertical supports on either end. The color palette is predominately shades of natural wood brown and pale beige. The mangle's handle is extending to the right, and the artist's signature can be seen at the bottom right of the image on the beige background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28 x 35.8 cm (11 x 14 1/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 19 1/2" long; 10 1/2" high; Drum: 4" in diameter; rollers: 1 1/2" in diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.9412

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: ALEXANDER ANDERSON - 1940

Wikidata ID

Q64534097

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