Log Marker

1935/1942

Samuel Faigin

Associated Names
Samuel Faigin

Artist, American, 1913 - 1967

The image contains a heavy, metal sledgehammer head and a complete sledgehammer with a wooden handle. The sledgehammer head is dark grey with some lighter patches, showing a rugged metallic texture. The sledgehammer has a similarly colored head but with a long, brown wooden handle. The color palette includes neutral tones of grey, brown, and beige. The sledgehammer head is in the lower left quadrant, angled slightly with decorative engravings visible, while the sledgehammer with the handle stands upright in the upper right quadrant. An oval-shaped symbol or logo is faintly outlined near the center of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: head: 4 3/4" long; 4" in diameter; handle: 29 1/2" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8921


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: SAMUEL FAIGIN

Wikidata ID

Q64630288

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