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The image shows a wooden hand tool placed horizontally on a light-colored surface. The tool has a symmetrical design with handles on the left and a detailed mechanism on the right. A metallic wire is coiled around part of the tool. The artist's signature is in the bottom right corner of the image.
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The image shows a wooden hand tool placed horizontally on a light-colored surface. The tool has a symmetrical design with handles on the left and a detailed mechanism on the right. A metallic wire is coiled around part of the tool. The artist's signature is in the bottom right corner of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bootjack

Marius Hansen and William Kieckhofel

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 26.5 x 35.5 cm (10 7/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 15" long; 6" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.2005
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • California
  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: Marius N. Hansen / W. KIECKHOFFEL

NGA object ID 14214. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.