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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Wooden Cleavis

1935/1942

William Frank

Associated Names

William Frank

Artist, American, 1878 - 1950

The image shows a wooden clamp with two elongated arms and a horizontal screw mechanism between them. Colors include various shades of brown against a beige background. The clamp is placed centrally in the image with the screw and handle positioned slightly above the midpoint.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

sheet: 35.6 × 28 cm (14 × 11 in.)
Original IAD Object: 9 3/4" overall; elliptical loop: 5" long; 3 1/2" wide; 1" thickpin: 5 1/2" long, 5/8" in diameter
Accession Number

1943.8.9420

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: William Frank

Wikidata ID

Q64636871

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