Saw and Case

c. 1940

Albert Rudin

Associated Names
Albert Rudin

Artist, American, 1882 - 1943

The image shows two objects against a plain background: a wooden saw and a wooden shoe pattern. The saw is dark brown, while the shoe pattern has a lighter wood shade. The saw is positioned vertically, with its serrated edge facing down, and the shoe pattern is placed beneath it. The objects are centrally placed, with the saw blade slightly overlapping the top right corner of the shoe pattern.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 42.8 x 58 cm (16 7/8 x 22 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16708

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, no. 28, as Saw and Scabbard.

2012

  • Modern Lab: The Box as Form, Structure, and Containter, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2012-2013.

Bibliography

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003: no. 28.

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: Albert Rudin.

Wikidata ID

Q64533948

You may be interested in

Loading Results