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The image shows a large, weathered wooden beam with a natural, uneven shape and a prominent crack in its center, against a plain, light background. The color palette includes muted browns and grays, reflecting the aged wood with textured grain patterns. The wooden object is central in the image, slightly tilted upwards from left to right, and surrounded by an empty, beige-colored space.
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The image shows a large, weathered wooden beam with a natural, uneven shape and a prominent crack in its center, against a plain, light background. The color palette includes muted browns and grays, reflecting the aged wood with textured grain patterns. The wooden object is central in the image, slightly tilted upwards from left to right, and surrounded by an empty, beige-colored space.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bootjack

Alexander Anderson

Date
c. 1942
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.7 x 38.4 cm (11 5/16 x 15 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 15 1/2" long; 4" wide; 2 3/4" high
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.2044
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Racine
  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: ALEXANDER ANDERSON - 1939- verso: center in graphite: ACTUAL SIZE 15 1/2" / BOOT JACK MADE BY / THOMAS HASLETON, RAYMOND / TOWNSHIP RACINE COUNTY, WIS., / ABOUT 1845 / VERIFIED BY MR. HASLETON'S GRANDSON / D.G. HAY, UNION GROVE, WIS. / NOW IN THE HISTORICAL ROOM, RACINE COUNTY / COURT HOUSE, RACINE, WIS. / MATERIAL: OAK / WATERCOLOR PAINTING BY / ALEXANDER ANDERSON, RACINE, WIS. -OCT.-1939- …

NGA object ID 14253. 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.