Wrought Iron Hammer

c. 1938

George C. Brown

Associated Names
George C. Brown

Artist, American, c. 1880 - 1954

The image shows a large hammer with a dark metal head and a wooden handle. The color palette is mainly browns and grays. The hammer is positioned diagonally across the center of the image, with the metal head on the left and the handle extending to the right. There is also a faint outline of a hammer drawn in the upper right quadrant of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 16.6 x 32.2 cm (6 9/16 x 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11431

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Hammer, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, About 1880.

Wikidata ID

Q64571300

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