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Meat Chopper

c. 1939

Eugene R. Szepessy

Associated Names

Eugene R. Szepessy

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a long-handled tool with a rounded scoop at its base, positioned in the center against a plain background. The color palette includes muted shades of brown and gray, seen in the wooden handle and metal scoop of the tool. The tool is vertically aligned in the middle of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, pen and ink, and gouache on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.8 x 36.7 cm (14 1/8 x 14 7/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: blade: 7" wide; 4" high; overall: 36" high
Accession Number

1943.8.9388

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: EUGENE R. SZEPESSY, ARTIST

Wikidata ID

Q64560555

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