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Hammer

c. 1937

Gordena Jackson

Associated Names

Gordena Jackson

Artist, American, 1900 - 1993

The image shows a black double-faced sledgehammer with a long wooden handle. The sledgehammer is positioned diagonally across the image from the bottom left to the top right. In the lower left corner, there is a drawn outline of the sledgehammer head. The name "Cordena Jackson" appears in the bottom right corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 25.1 x 35.8 cm (9 7/8 x 14 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.11430

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Gordena Jackson

Wikidata ID

Q64572600

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