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Lamp

c. 1938

John Cutting

Associated Names

John Cutting

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a vintage lantern with a cylindrical chimney, rectangular body, and a handle on its side. The color palette includes browns, olive greens, and metallic gray. The lantern is positioned centrally in the frame, slightly angled to the left, against a plain, light-colored background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.7 x 28.8 cm (14 1/16 x 11 5/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" high and 3" deep
Accession Number

1943.8.12323

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: John Cutting

Wikidata ID

Q64582210

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