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c. 1941

LeRoy Griffith

Associated Names
LeRoy Griffith

Artist, American, 1915 - 1958

A large, weathered claw hammer is displayed in the image. The hammer has a wooden handle and a rusted metal head. The color palette includes earthy tones, with the brown handle contrasting against the darker, rusty brown head. The hammer is positioned horizontally with the claw side facing to the right. It is slightly diagonal from the bottom left to the top right of the image. The background is a plain off-white color.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.9 x 28 cm (9 7/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11428

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: LeRoy Griffith

Wikidata ID

Q64592997

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