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This is a painting of a wooden object. The painting depicts a wooden object resembling a forked tool or plank with a bifurcated end and a hole on one side. The wood is textured with visible grain patterns, and the painting captures this detail with subtle color variations and shading. The background is a plain, light color, which emphasizes the sepia and brown tones of the wooden object itself.
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This is a painting of a wooden object. The painting depicts a wooden object resembling a forked tool or plank with a bifurcated end and a hole on one side. The wood is textured with visible grain patterns, and the painting captures this detail with subtle color variations and shading. The background is a plain, light color, which emphasizes the sepia and brown tones of the wooden object itself.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bootjack

Thomas Dooley

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28 x 40.6 cm (11 x 16 in.) Original IAD Object: 19" long; 1" thick; 7" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.2047
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 left in graphite: Tom Dooley

NGA object ID 14256. 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.