Broad Axe

c. 1939

Paul Poffinbarger

Associated Names
Paul Poffinbarger

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a rusted metal axe head with a wooden handle attached to it. The color palette includes browns and grays. The axe head is worn and textured, with the handle fixed horizontally across the top. The background is a plain muted beige.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 26.6 x 35.6 cm (10 1/2 x 14 in.)
    Original IAD Object: handle: 17 1/2" long; blade: 11 1/2" long; 6" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16566

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 44, no. 78.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: PauL W. Poffinbarger

Wikidata ID

Q64619118

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