Lamp

c. 1940

John Tarantino

Associated Names
John Tarantino

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large purple ink pot with ornate decorations and a handle on the right side. Three fountain pens with white nibs are inserted into the ink pot. The color palette includes rich purple tones for the ink pot and metallic tones for the pen tips. The objects are placed on a plain, light tan background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.3 x 22.7 cm (11 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17596

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 323, pl. 1096.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: JOHN / TARANTINO.

Wikidata ID

Q64584351

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