Bishop Hill: Woodturning Lathe

1939

H. Langden Brown

Associated Names
H. Langden Brown

Artist, American, 1879 - 1960

The image shows a wooden treadle-powered lathe with a large wheel on the left and a long wooden beam running horizontally across the frame. The lathe has an attached metal tool rest and a vise-like component on the right side. The color palette consists mainly of natural wood tones with some metallic grays and hints of rust on the metal parts. The large wheel is positioned on the left side of the frame, connected by a cord to the beam, while the beam stretches from the left to the right, with a metal anvil-like tool near the center.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38 x 59.6 cm (14 15/16 x 23 7/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 5' high; 11' long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16707

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: H. Langden Brown / 39

Wikidata ID

Q64572866

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