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1939

Frank Volem

Associated Names
Frank Volem

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a hammer with a wooden handle and a dark metal head wrapped in black material near the top. The color palette includes natural wood tones, dark metal, and black wrapping. The hammer is positioned horizontally across the image, with the head facing left and the handle extending to the right, where a looped cord is attached near the end. The background is a plain, light beige color.

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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: 4 3/8" long; 1 1/2" in diameter; 10 1/4" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8920

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: FRANK VOLEM / 1939

Wikidata ID

Q64570360

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