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The image shows a large, wooden-handled tool with a metal head that curves at both ends. The color palette consists of earthy browns and muted metallic gray, with the wooden handle showing a range of light to dark brown hues and the metal head a rusty brown. Positioned centrally in the image, the object is oriented vertically with the handle at the bottom and the curved metal head at the top. The head slightly tilts to the right. The background is a plain, off-white shade.
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The image shows a large, wooden-handled tool with a metal head that curves at both ends. The color palette consists of earthy browns and muted metallic gray, with the wooden handle showing a range of light to dark brown hues and the metal head a rusty brown. Positioned centrally in the image, the object is oriented vertically with the handle at the bottom and the curved metal head at the top. The head slightly tilts to the right. The background is a plain, off-white shade.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Adze

Dana Bartlett

Date
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 30.8 x 23.1 cm (12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.11427
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Santa Barbara
  • American

NGA object ID 23522. 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.