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The image shows an illustration of a tool with a wooden handle and a metal hook-like protrusion. The color palette includes shades of brown, beige, and light gray. The tool is depicted from various angles, including from the side, from above, and at a slight angle to show the handle and hook. Additionally, there are two small sketches with labels and a signature in the bottom right corner.
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The image shows an illustration of a tool with a wooden handle and a metal hook-like protrusion. The color palette includes shades of brown, beige, and light gray. The tool is depicted from various angles, including from the side, from above, and at a slight angle to show the handle and hook. Additionally, there are two small sketches with labels and a signature in the bottom right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bishop Hill: Skate

James Vail

Date
1936
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 31.8 x 24.7 cm (12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" long; 2" wide; 4 1/2" high
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.3917
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Bishop Hill
  • American
Inscription

lower left in ink: SCALE: 3" = 1' 0" lower right in ink: James Vail

NGA object ID 16121. 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.