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Foot Scraper

c. 1937

Filippo Porreca

Associated Names

Filippo Porreca

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a dark iron tool with a hooked and twisted handle and a pointed end against a light beige background. The color palette is mainly monochrome, with shades of gray and black for the tool and an off-white background. The tool is positioned centrally, stretching horizontally across the frame, with the handle curving downward and to the left and the pointed end extending to the right.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 21.9 x 28.8 cm (8 5/8 x 11 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.11883

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: F. Porreca

Wikidata ID

Q64561528

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