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Buck Saw

1938

Lloyd Charles Lemcke

Associated Names

Lloyd Charles Lemcke

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a large, wooden bow saw with a curved frame and a toothed metal blade. The color palette includes natural wood tones like brown and beige, as well as the metallic sheen of the blade. The bow saw is centered in the image, with the curved handles extending upwards on both sides and the blade positioned horizontally across the lower section of the saw.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.)
Original IAD Object: 15" high; 17" long
Accession Number

1943.8.13445

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Lloyd Charles Lemcke / 1938

Wikidata ID

Q64593274

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