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Shoe Last

1938

Harvey Thoss

Associated Names

Harvey Thoss

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden shoe last in warm browns with darker wood grains and a metallic blue accent. The shoe last is positioned horizontally in the center, with the toe pointing left and the heel with a metal plate to the right. The background is a plain, light beige color.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 28 x 35.2 cm (11 x 13 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.12023

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: HARVEY THOSS 1938

Wikidata ID

Q64573354

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