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Dough Mixer

c. 1940

Roger Deats

Associated Names

Roger Deats

Artist, American, 1913 - 2000

The image shows a wooden box with a lid opened to reveal its interior containing a sloped area with three cylindrical grooves. A wooden mallet rests at the front. The color palette consists of natural wood tones, mainly light to medium browns highlighting the wood grain. The box and mallet occupy most of the frame, centered in the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.9 x 45.9 cm (14 1/8 x 18 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.9717

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: Roger E. Deats. Del - 550

Wikidata ID

Q64629428

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