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The image displays a wooden boot jack with a simple design featuring two prongs and a slanted base supported by an elevated block. The wood has a smooth texture and a natural brown color with subtle variations. The boot jack is placed in a three-quarter view facing slightly to the left on a light beige background.
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The image displays a wooden boot jack with a simple design featuring two prongs and a slanted base supported by an elevated block. The wood has a smooth texture and a natural brown color with subtle variations. The boot jack is placed in a three-quarter view facing slightly to the left on a light beige background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bootjack

Isabelle De Strange

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.8 x 50.3 cm (14 1/8 x 19 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 14" long; 5" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.2030
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American

NGA object ID 14239. 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.