Fire Tongs and Shovel

c. 1937

Hans Korsch

Associated Names
Hans Korsch

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows three objects: a pair of fireplace tools (tongs and a wide shovel) and a round-handled tool hanger. The handles of the tools are gold, and the functional parts are grayish-black. The tools are arranged in the image with the tongs on the left, the tool hanger in the center, and the shovel on the right, against a light background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.6 x 22.2 cm (11 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10283

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: HANS KORSCH

Wikidata ID

Q64572978

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