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Tongs and Shovel

c. 1939

Hans Korsch

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Hans Korsch

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays three large metal fireplace tools: a shovel, a poker, and a pair of tongs, arranged vertically. The color scheme includes metallic gold and dark gray. The shovel is on the left, the poker in the middle, and the tongs on the right. The background is plain, with measurements noted in inches below each tool and the signature "Hans Korsch" in the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite and watercolor on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 29 x 22.8 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.7974

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: HANS KORSCH

Wikidata ID

Q64572946

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