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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Clamp Jack

c. 1937

Eugene Bartz

Associated Names

Eugene Bartz

Artist, American, 1903 - 1941

The sculpture features a tall, tapered form with a split near the top creating a pointed arch shape. It appears abstract and industrial, possibly made of dark brown material like wood. There's a cylindrical piece attached perpendicularly on one side. It is mounted on a square base of the same dark material.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 57.4 x 36.2 cm (22 5/8 x 14 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.11862

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: EUGENE BARTZ

Wikidata ID

Q64560112

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