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Floating Compass by United States Government, Archie Thompson — VisualArtsDB

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Floating Compass

Floating Compass

Floating Compass

United States Government Archie Thompson

1938

Medium: watercolor, graphite and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions: overall: 56.5 x 46 cm (22 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: outer box: 12" high; 12" wide; 7 1/2" deep
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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