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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

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1935/1942

Alfred Farrell

Associated Names

Alfred Farrell

Artist, American, born England, 1883 - unknown

The image shows a tall, vertical metallic object with a cylindrical base and three curved elements at the top. The color palette includes various shades of gray, set against a muted beige background. The object is positioned centrally in the frame with its base at the bottom edge of the image, occupying most of the vertical space.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 44.1 x 29.2 cm (17 3/8 x 11 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.12027

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphtie: Alfred Farrell

Wikidata ID

Q64534295

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