Branding Iron

c. 1937

Henry Rasmusen

Associated Names
Henry Rasmusen

Artist, American, active c. 1935

Three large, elongated metal objects with distinct geometric shapes at their ends are placed diagonally across a beige background. The color palette consists primarily of dark browns and blacks, with some gray highlights, against the light background. The topmost object has a hook-like end, the middle one features an angular arrowhead shape, and the bottommost one has a triangle shape at its base. Below these objects are three drawn symbols: a swirled shape, a combination of Greek letters, and a triangle, all aligned horizontally.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.7 x 52.4 cm (14 7/16 x 20 5/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 33" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8922


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 771, no. 2756, 2758 and 2760.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Henry Rasmussen

Wikidata ID

Q64573990

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