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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Abalone Pounders

ArtistJeanette Lewis, 1894–1982
Date1934
MediumDrypoint
Dimensions7 1/16 x 9 5/16 in. (17.9 x 23.7 cm)
Signedl.r., in pencil: Jeanette Mayfield Lewis
Inscription(s)l.l., in pencil: Abalone Pounders
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2012.257
ClassificationPrint
ProvenanceDaniel Lebard, Brussels, Belgium; (Catherine E. Burns, Oakland, CA); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, Bentonville, AR, 2012
On ViewNo
Abalone Pounders7.1 × 9.3 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 9.0× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.