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Popcorn Popper

c. 1940

Oscar Bluhme

Associated Names

Oscar Bluhme

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large, metal culinary device with a long handle extending to the right and a crank on top. The color palette is primarily muted browns, grays, and blacks. Positioned centrally in the image, the device appears slightly angled, with the base in full view and the handle stretching horizontally across the scene.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 39.4 x 51.6 cm (15 1/2 x 20 5/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 9 3/4" high; 19 3/4" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.13281

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in black ink: OSCAR BLUHME

Wikidata ID

Q64618697

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