Whale Oil Can
c. 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
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.9117
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Hugh Ryan · 1855–present
Hugh Ryan is an American writer, historian, and curator whose innovative work has brought overlooked LGBTQ histories to life through deeply researched books, community-driven exhibitions, and public programs. Based in Brooklyn, New York, he attended Cornell University before earning an MFA in creative nonfiction from the Bennington Writing Seminars, where he now teaches. In 2010, he founded the Po...