Camphene Lamp

c. 1939

LeRoy Griffith

Associated Names
LeRoy Griffith

Artist, American, 1915 - 1958

The image shows an oil lamp with a handle and a broad base set on a flat, round platform. The color palette consists of muted tones of beige, grey, and brown. The lamp is centrally positioned on the canvas with its base resting on a circular tray-like structure, against a plain background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28 x 23.4 cm (11 x 9 3/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 6 1/2" high; 5 1/2" in diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16549

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 173, no. 338.

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 324, pl. 1100.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Leroy Griffith

Wikidata ID

Q64593007

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