Sconce

c. 1938

Gordon Sanborn

Associated Names
Gordon Sanborn

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large circular object resembling a satellite dish made of a grid-like pattern of squares and rectangles. The color palette is primarily grayscale with various shades of gray and black creating the dish and stand. The dish is centrally positioned in the image with its base at the bottom center and slightly to the right, while the circular section comprises the upper half of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.9 x 21.5 cm (11 3/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 9 1/2" in diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.12040

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: G. Sanborn

Wikidata ID

Q64572649

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