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Clothes Washer

Alexander Anderson

National Gallery of Art

This image shows a wooden mangle with a hand-crank handle attached to the right side. The rolling mechanism consists of two grooved cylinders held together by a sturdy frame with vertical supports on either end. The color palette is predominately shades of natural wood brown and pale beige. The mangle's handle is extending to the right, and the artist's signature can be seen at the bottom right of the image on the beige background.

Artwork Details

Date
1940
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
4401 × 3409 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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