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Bootjack

c. 1938

Marius Hansen and William Kieckhofel

Associated Names

William Kieckhofel

Artist, American, active c. 1935

Marius Hansen

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden hand tool placed horizontally on a light-colored surface. The tool has a symmetrical design with handles on the left and a detailed mechanism on the right. A metallic wire is coiled around part of the tool. The artist's signature is in the bottom right corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 26.5 x 35.5 cm (10 7/16 x 14 in.)
Original IAD Object: 15" long; 6" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.2005

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Marius N. Hansen / W. KIECKHOFFEL

Wikidata ID

Q64595356

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