Fish Marker

1937

Lloyd Charles Lemcke

Associated Names
Lloyd Charles Lemcke

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large rendering of a hammer with a textured wooden handle and a detailed metal head on the left side. Below the hammer are detailed drawings, one shaded at the bottom left and a faint outline sketch to the right aligning in the middle of the canvas. The color palette includes browns, grays, and subtle hints of beige in the background, highlighting the rustic texture of the hammer.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.)
    Original IAD Object: stamp: 1/2" wide; 2 1/2" long hammerhead: 5" long; 1 3/4" wide; handle: 14 3/4" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8919


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: LLOYD C. LEMCKE 1937

Wikidata ID

Q64593257

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