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Knife

c. 1939

Harold Ballerd

Associated Names

Harold Ballerd

Artist, American, 1910 - 1942

The image displays a single object resembling an ancient tool or weapon with a curved blade and a handle. The object is primarily a dark brown, rusty color, with hints of yellow at the ends of the handle. Positioned against a plain, off-white background, it is oriented from the bottom left to the top right, with the blade curving upward and the handle extended to the right.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 30.7 x 50.8 cm (12 1/16 x 20 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.11965

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Harold E. Ballerd

Wikidata ID

Q64573077

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