# Floating Compass

- By: Archie Thompson (American, 1886-1975)
- Date: c. 1938
- Medium: watercolor, graphite and pen and ink on paperboard
- Classification: Index of American Design
- Dimensions: overall: 56.5 x 46 cm (22 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.) ; Original IAD Object: outer box: 12" high; 12" wide; 7 1/2" deep
- Culture: American
- Credit line: Index of American Design
- Museum: [National Gallery of Art](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.21472.html)
- Rights: [Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/nga/26bb64b4-e682-481b-a99d-070407e286da/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)