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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Curling Iron

c. 1939

Wellington Blewett

Associated Names

Wellington Blewett

Artist, American, born Canada, 1875 - 1962

The image shows a wooden baton or stick placed diagonally from the top left to the bottom right. The object is primarily brown with a gradient on the handle. There is small text in the bottom left corner labeling the object. The background is plain off-white.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, and colored pencil on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 46 x 35.5 cm (18 1/8 x 14 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.11622

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: Wellington Blewett

Wikidata ID

Q64634931

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