Bootjack

c. 1942

Alexander Anderson

Associated Names
Alexander Anderson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large, weathered wooden beam with a natural, uneven shape and a prominent crack in its center, against a plain, light background. The color palette includes muted browns and grays, reflecting the aged wood with textured grain patterns. The wooden object is central in the image, slightly tilted upwards from left to right, and surrounded by an empty, beige-colored space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.7 x 38.4 cm (11 5/16 x 15 1/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 15 1/2" long; 4" wide; 2 3/4" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.2044

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: ALEXANDER ANDERSON - 1939- verso: center in graphite: ACTUAL SIZE 15 1/2" / BOOT JACK MADE BY / THOMAS HASLETON, RAYMOND / TOWNSHIP RACINE COUNTY, WIS., / ABOUT 1845 / VERIFIED BY MR. HASLETON'S GRANDSON / D.G. HAY, UNION GROVE, WIS. / NOW IN THE HISTORICAL ROOM, RACINE COUNTY / COURT HOUSE, RACINE, WIS. / MATERIAL: OAK / WATERCOLOR PAINTING BY / ALEXANDER ANDERSON, RACINE, WIS. -OCT.-1939-
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Wikidata ID

Q64534090

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