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Ice Skate

c. 1937

Samuel O. Klein

Associated Names

Samuel O. Klein

Artist, American, 1906 - 1991

The image shows an ice skate with a wooden base, leather straps, and a metallic grey blade. The skate is centered horizontally with the blade curving upward to the right. A small screw sticks out from the wooden base near the left side.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 22.9 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1872

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: S.O. Klein

Wikidata ID

Q64630347

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