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A whimsical mechanical fountain with gears and pipes spraying water upward in black and white. …
Hose Machine
A whimsical mechanical fountain with gears and pipes spraying water upward in black and white. Two small figues on each side operate the fountain.

Hose Machine

Artist Cy DeCosse (American, born 1929)
Date2007
Mediumhand-pulled photogravure print on Somerset satin paper
ClassificationsPrint
DimensionsSheet Size: 19 3/4 × 14 3/8 in.
Plate Size: 11 × 11 1/8 in.
Image Size: 10 3/4 × 10 7/8 in.
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from an anonymous donor
Object number2015.40.4
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