Bootjack

c. 1939

Thomas Dooley

Associated Names
Thomas Dooley

Artist, American, 1899 - 1986

This is a painting of a wooden object. The painting depicts a wooden object resembling a forked tool or plank with a bifurcated end and a hole on one side. The wood is textured with visible grain patterns, and the painting captures this detail with subtle color variations and shading. The background is a plain, light color, which emphasizes the sepia and brown tones of the wooden object itself.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28 x 40.6 cm (11 x 16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 19" long; 1" thick; 7" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.2047

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Tom Dooley

Wikidata ID

Q64633196

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