Man Pumping Water

c. 1937

Beverly Chichester

Associated Names
Beverly Chichester

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of a scene featuring a manual water pump and a dog. The image depicts a wooden platform on which a manual hand-pump mechanism is mounted. A rusty-colored metal pump with a long handle extends upwards. Positioned beside the pump, there is a trough where a dog is drinking water, as a chain is loosely hanging from the pump spout. The background is plain. The style suggests an illustration-like quality, focusing on a simple and functional scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.7 x 38 cm (18 x 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10192

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 630, no. 2278.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: B. Chichester

Wikidata ID

Q64537595

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