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Lantern

1935/1942

E.J. Gilsleider

Associated Names

E.J. Gilsleider

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a lantern with a large glass globe in the center, surrounded by metallic elements at the top and bottom. The color scheme is neutral, mainly gray and light beige. The lantern is placed in the center against a light background. The top has a hanging loop, slightly tilted, and the bottom has a metallic ring with star-shaped cutouts.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite, pen and ink, and colored pencil on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Accession Number

1943.8.12332

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: ED. J. GILSLEIDER

Wikidata ID

Q64556162

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