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Sink Bench

1935/1942

Elmer R. Kottcamp

Associated Names

Elmer R. Kottcamp

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden cabinet with two main sections. The upper section has two arched-panel doors with metal hinges, and the lower section has four drawers on the left and two arched-panel doors on the right. The color palette is warm-toned wood in variations of light and dark brown. The cabinet is centered in the image on a plain, light-colored background with no additional objects or decor around it.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 42 x 32.9 cm (16 9/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 78" high; 54" wide; 12" deep
Accession Number

1943.8.16633

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 698, no. 2570.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Elmer R. Kottcamp

Wikidata ID

Q64559207

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