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Lead Miner's Screen

1940

Frank Volem

Associated Names

Frank Volem

Artist, American, active c. 1935

A large round sieve with a tightly woven net is in the center of the image. The color scheme includes shades of brown, gray, and light tan on the sieve's frame. The sieve is shown slightly angled, displaying its circular shape and netting clearly.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.5 x 28.1 cm (14 x 11 1/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 3 5/8" high; 17 1/2" in diameter
Accession Number

1943.8.13481

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: FRANK VOLEM / 1939

Wikidata ID

Q64570363

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