Ship Builder's Auger

1938

Erwin Stenzel

Associated Names
Erwin Stenzel

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large, intricately shaped screw-like object with a helical twist at one end and a circular eye at the other. The color palette consists of mainly browns and rust-like hues against a plain light beige background. The object is diagonally positioned across the center of the image, from the upper left to the lower right corner, with the helix closer to the bottom right and the eye closer to the upper left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 26" long, 1" bit; 1/2" thickness of blade

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8347

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Erwin Stenzel / 1938

Wikidata ID

Q64559913

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