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Bishop Hill: Woodturning Lathe

H. Langden Brown

National Gallery of Art

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.

Artwork Details

Date
1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
4725 × 2697 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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