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Whale Oil Can by Hugh Ryan, United States Geological Survey — VisualArtsDB

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Whale Oil Can

Whale Oil Can

Hugh Ryan United States Geological Survey

1940

Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions: overall: 26.5 x 35.7 cm (10 7/16 x 14 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 3/4" high; 7 3/4" wide; top: 2 1/2" in diameter; bottom: 3 3/8" in diameter; spout: 5/8" in diameter, 3 3/4" long
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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