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Color Notes on Iron

1935/1942

Gerald Transpota

Associated Names

Gerald Transpota

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows five metallic objects arranged in a vertical column. These include three L-shaped brackets and two circular rings, in muted gray and rust-brown shades with a metallic sheen. The objects are positioned against a light, neutral background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and pen and ink on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 34.9 x 26.7 cm (13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.16971

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: GTRANSPOTA JR.

Wikidata ID

Q64571784

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