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1935/1942

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image shows a wooden frame holding various tools such as a sickle, a plow, and a saw, with corn and fruit carvings on top. The color palette comprises muted browns, greys, and metallic tones. The sickle hangs on the right, the plow lies horizontally, and the saw curves diagonally.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 55.8 x 71 cm (21 15/16 x 27 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 41 3/8" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.7753

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. 6, as.

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 78, no. 153.

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. 6.

Wikidata ID

Q64534988

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