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Mecha (Cigarette Lighter)

1935/1942

Ann Gene Buckley

Associated Names

Ann Gene Buckley

Artist, American, active c. 1935

A purple braided strap with colorful pom-poms in pink, blue, and yellow, connected by blue strings. The strap has a brown handle on one end. The background is plain and off-white.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, gouache, and gold ink on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.9 x 24.7 cm (14 1/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.17869

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Anne Gene Buckley

Wikidata ID

Q64535951

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