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Ice Skate

c. 1938

Lloyd Charles Lemcke

Associated Names

Lloyd Charles Lemcke

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows an antique ice skate in the upper left, with a wooden sole and an iron blade curving upwards at the front. There is decorative metalwork near the top. Below and to the right is a line drawing of the same ice skate viewed from above. The objects are set against a plain beige background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 27.8 x 35.5 cm (10 15/16 x 14 in.)
Original IAD Object: 12 1/2" long
Accession Number

1943.8.1880

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Lloyd Charles Lemcke / 1938

Wikidata ID

Q64593244

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