Clothes Pin

c. 1938

Ralph Atkinson

Associated Names
Ralph Atkinson

Artist, American, 1913 - 1995

The image shows a single large object resembling a wooden clothespin or peg, positioned vertically in the center of a plain background. The color palette consists of muted brown and beige tones, with some darker shading in the central slit of the object. The object stands upright, with its rounded top facing up and its two tapered ends pointing downward. There are no additional elements or objects in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.7 x 23.7 cm (11 11/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: rendering actual size of original object

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.9414

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in watercolor: RAE / 9/29/38

Wikidata ID

Q64619778

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