Wood Carver's Bench

1938

Lloyd Charles Lemcke

Associated Names
Lloyd Charles Lemcke

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden shaving horse as the main object, made of a long plank supported by angled wooden legs. The color palette includes natural wood tones of light to dark brown, with grey undertones. The shaving horse is positioned centrally, with angled legs for stability, and features a seat and clamping mechanism on top of the plank.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite and some heightening on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.6 x 35.4 cm (9 11/16 x 13 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 37 1/2" high, 7'6" long. Bench 2" thick.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4016

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Lloyd Charles Lemcke/1938

Wikidata ID

Q64593248

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