Dance at Insane Asylum

BellowsWW-1907-335488

1907·Charcoal, with stumping, pen and black ink, brown crayon, and touches of white chalk on ivory wove paper·48 × 63 cm (18 15/16 × 24 13/16 in.)

Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection

Catalogue

Year: 1907
Medium: Charcoal, with stumping, pen and black ink, brown crayon, and touches of white chalk on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 48 × 63 cm (18 15/16 × 24 13/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Bellows

Artist

Bellows

Bellows are a device constructed to expel a controlled blast of air. The simplest type consists of a flexible bag comprising a pair of rigid boards with handles joined by flexible leather sides enclosing an approximately airtight cavity which can be expanded and contracted by operating the handles, and fitted with a valve allowing air to fill the cavity when expanded, and with a tube through which the air is forced out in a stream when the cavity is compressed. It has many applications, in particular blowing on a fire to supply it with air.

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