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Pewter Flask

c. 1940

Charles Johnson

Associated Names

Charles Johnson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

There is a metal canteen with a screw cap and a metal cup on a flat surface. The canteen is upright with its cap on the left side of the image, while the cup is lying on its side to the right. The color palette is monochromatic, utilizing shades of gray. In the foreground, slightly to the right of center, is the signature "Charles Johnson."

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.6 x 40.7 cm (14 x 16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 6 3/4" high
Accession Number

1943.8.13098

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Charles Johnson

Wikidata ID

Q64538701

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