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Gun

c. 1938

Samuel Faigin

Associated Names

Samuel Faigin

Artist, American, 1913 - 1967

The image shows a vintage rifle with a long, slender barrel and a wooden stock. The color palette consists of earthy tones, with the wooden parts in various shades of brown and the metal parts in dark, muted tones. The rifle is positioned horizontally across the image, with the barrel extending to the right and the stock to the left. The gun takes up the central portion of the image against a plain, light-colored background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 24.6 x 35.7 cm (9 11/16 x 14 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.11438

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64630290

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