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The image displays a large pair of vintage scissors with metal blades and large thumb and finger holes. The color palette includes warm brownish hues of the scissors on a background that is a pale off-white with subtle yellowish tones. The scissors are positioned diagonally from the bottom right, with handles reaching towards the top and bottom of the image.
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The image displays a large pair of vintage scissors with metal blades and large thumb and finger holes. The color palette includes warm brownish hues of the scissors on a background that is a pale off-white with subtle yellowish tones. The scissors are positioned diagonally from the bottom right, with handles reaching towards the top and bottom of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bishop Hill: Scissors

Archie Thompson

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 34 x 24.5 cm (13 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/2" long; 1" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8737
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 watercolor: ARCHIE THOMPSON

NGA object ID 20934. 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.