Bishop Hill: Scissors

c. 1939

Archie Thompson

Associated Names
Archie Thompson

Artist, American, 1886-1975

The image displays a large pair of vintage scissors with metal blades and large thumb and finger holes. The color palette includes warm brownish hues of the scissors on a background that is a pale off-white with subtle yellowish tones. The scissors are positioned diagonally from the bottom right, with handles reaching towards the top and bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34 x 24.5 cm (13 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 10 1/2" long; 1" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8737

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 26, no. 46.

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: ARCHIE THOMPSON

Wikidata ID

Q64536315

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