Handy Pump

Name/Title

Handy Pump

Entry/Object ID

1978.6.5

Description

Etching and aquatint in black ink on off-white paper; signed "George Jo Mess" in pencil below the image to the right, titled "Handy Pump" in pencil below the image in the lower left corner. Image depicts a hand pump on the porch of a building, the porch floor has broken boards. To the right and above the pump is a doorway to the building and an overhanging roof. In the lower right corner of the image is a potted flowering plant. To the left of the pump are bushes. In the middle ground are hills with a road winding through them which extends into the background, with sky above. Sheet size: 5 5/8 x 4 1/4" Image size: 2 15/16 x 2 15/16"

Acquisition

Accession

1978.6

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Wilmer A. Malone in memory of Dennis A. Malone

Made/Created

Artist

George Jo Mess

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Paper

Height

5-5/8 in

Width

4-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

3" x 3" image, 13.25" x 11.25" framed

Color

Black, White, Gray