Hand Powered Fire Pump

c. 1938

Hans Mangelsdorf

Associated Names
Hans Mangelsdorf

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image features an antique fire engine cart with large wooden wheels, a metal bell, and metal pipes. The color palette includes brown and brass tones with hints of black and gold on the metal components. The cart is positioned with a larger wheel on the right and a smaller wheel on the left, and the word "VETERAN" is visible on the side. The cart is decorated with ornate ironwork housing a bell at the top, with two handles extending out on either side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.5 x 44.4 cm (14 3/8 x 17 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10220

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 98, pl. 301.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Hans Mangelsdorf

Wikidata ID

Q64573001

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