This is a drawing of a relief plaque featuring a lighthouse, a serpent, and the letters 'F' and 'A'. The image depicts an oval plaque embossed with a lighthouse surrounded by a coiled serpent, and the letters 'F' and 'A' on either side. The composition is rendered in detailed graphite or charcoal, emphasizing the texture and dimensionality of the elements on the plaque.

Firemark

c. 1937

Medium: graphite on paperboard
Classification: Index of American Design
Period: 1926 to 1950
Image size: 3469 × 4303px

Description

This is a drawing of a relief plaque featuring a lighthouse, a serpent, and the letters 'F' and 'A'. The image depicts an oval plaque embossed with a lighthouse surrounded by a coiled serpent, and the letters 'F' and 'A' on either side. The composition is rendered in detailed graphite or charcoal, emphasizing the texture and dimensionality of the elements on the plaque.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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