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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Cloth Shuttle

1939

Albert Geuppert

Associated Names

Albert Geuppert

Artist, American, 1911 - 1957

The image shows a long, slender wooden object with a symmetrical shape, pointed ends, and an elongated opening in the center. The color scheme is predominantly warm natural wood tones with subtle variations in brown. Positioned vertically and centered in the frame, the object is simple yet elegant. The background is plain off-white, emphasizing the object.

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Artwork overview

Medium

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

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 33.3 x 24.5 cm (13 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 11 3/8" high; 1 5/8" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.13848

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Albert Geuppert / 39

Wikidata ID

Q64533826

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