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Pump Valve and Sucker

1939

Alexander Anderson

Associated Names

Alexander Anderson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden cylindrical object with a rounded top. A dark metal band is wrapped around its midsection. The colors are mainly earthy tones of brown and grey. The object is positioned slightly off-center, leaning to the right. The background is a plain light beige.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 38.5 x 28.2 cm (15 3/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" long; 3" in diameter
Accession Number

1943.8.13386

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: ALEXANDER ANDERSON -1939-

Wikidata ID

Q64534111

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