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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Candle Mold

1935/1942

William Schmidt

Associated Names

William Schmidt

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a dark-colored, vertical structure made of long cylindrical pipes arranged in a rectangular formation supported by a base. It has two handles on each side and a top section with a grid-like pattern and circular openings. The object is standing upright on a light background, with the handles extending outward from the sides.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.8 x 28 cm (14 1/8 x 11 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.12675

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: W / SCHMIDT

Wikidata ID

Q64639401

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