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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Sandstone Holy Water Font

1935/1942

Bertha Semple

Associated Names

Bertha Semple

Artist, American, 1903 - 1965

The image shows a large rectangular stone block with a circular indentation on the top surface. The colors are beige, light brown, stone gray, and hints of pink. The stone block is positioned centrally against a plain off-white background, with edges and surfaces displayed prominently from a slightly elevated perspective.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 23.6 x 35.6 cm (9 5/16 x 14 in.)
Original IAD Object: 6" high; 12" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.17770

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Bertha Semple

Wikidata ID

Q64537418

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