Branding Iron

c. 1936

J. Henry Marley

Associated Names
J. Henry Marley

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image features a drawing of a branding iron with a twisted handle and a loop at the end, positioned diagonally. The branding iron has a stylized capital letter "H" near the top. The color palette is monochromatic, mainly black and white. The branding iron is situated in the bottom-right quadrant extending towards the center, while the letter "H" is located in the upper-left quadrant. The background is plain and unadorned, matching the simple pencil-on-paper style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.9 x 25.3 cm (14 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 33 1/2" long; 5" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8928

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: MARLEY

Wikidata ID

Q64579061

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