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Ship Builder's Axe Head

1939

Harvey Beck

Associated Names

Harvey Beck

Artist, American, 1895 - 1966

The image depicts an abstract composition resembling the shape of a dress with broad, flowing lines forming a wide skirt at the bottom and a narrowed section at the top. The surface texture within the shape is varied, with mottled patterns.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 27.9 x 21.9 cm (11 x 8 5/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: overall: 12" long; cutting edge: 6 1/2" long; poll: 2 1/4" long; 1 3/8" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.8338

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite: Harvey Beck 1939

Wikidata ID

Q64573346

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