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Bell (From a Locomotive)

c. 1940

Harry Mann Waddell and Edith Towner

Associated Names

Harry Mann Waddell

Artist, American, active c. 1935

Edith Towner

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a large, brass bell enclosed in a metal frame with a handle on the left side. The color palette is mainly metallic browns and golds against a white background. The bell's clapper is visible underneath, with an inscription plate on the upper front section of the bell.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.6 x 26.5 cm (14 x 10 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.8672

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Edith Towner / HARRY M.WADDELL

Wikidata ID

Q64573342

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