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Compass by Lloyd Charles Lemcke, United States Geological Survey — VisualArtsDB

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Compass

Compass

Lloyd Charles Lemcke United States Geological Survey

1938

Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 12 3/8" square; face of compass: 8 3/4" in diameter; 6 1/2" wide
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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