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Flat Iron Holder

c. 1939

Jacob Lipkin

Associated Names

Jacob Lipkin

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image depicts a sculpture of a triangular, flat surface on four stilt-like supports. The sculpture has a rough, pockmarked surface and is rendered in shades of gray, implying a metal or similar material.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 28.9 x 22.9 cm (11 3/8 x 9 in.)
Original IAD Object: 6 1/2" wide; 2 5/8" high; 7" long
Accession Number

1943.8.15820

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 503, no. 1822.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: J. LIPKIN

Wikidata ID

Q64580026

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