Skimmer

c. 1937

Herbert Marsh

Associated Names
Herbert Marsh

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a slotted spoon-like kitchen tool with a long dark metallic handle and a circular perforated head that is primarily yellow with some darker shading. The color palette includes shades of yellow, gold, and dark gray. The spoon is centrally placed, extending vertically from near the bottom of the image up to near the top. In the upper right quadrant of the image, there is a smaller line drawing of the same tool, which appears more muted and sketched.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.5 x 23.1 cm (12 x 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.14213

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: H.A. Marsh

Wikidata ID

Q64574104

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