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Ice Skates

c. 1940

Harley Kempter

Associated Names

Harley Kempter

Artist, American, 1915 - 1945

The image shows two wooden objects resembling ice skates on a light brown surface. The objects are positioned diagonally across the image, with one skate slightly overlapping the other in the center, angled slightly to the right.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 38.5 x 48.6 cm (15 3/16 x 19 1/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 10 1/2" long; 2 1/2" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.1870

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64573064

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