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A large, weathered claw hammer is displayed in the image. The hammer has a wooden handle and a rusted metal head. The color palette includes earthy tones, with the brown handle contrasting against the darker, rusty brown head. The hammer is positioned horizontally with the claw side facing to the right. It is slightly diagonal from the bottom left to the top right of the image. The background is a plain off-white color.
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A large, weathered claw hammer is displayed in the image. The hammer has a wooden handle and a rusted metal head. The color palette includes earthy tones, with the brown handle contrasting against the darker, rusty brown head. The hammer is positioned horizontally with the claw side facing to the right. It is slightly diagonal from the bottom left to the top right of the image. The background is a plain off-white color.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

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LeRoy Griffith

Date
c. 1941
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 23.9 x 28 cm (9 7/16 x 11 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.11428
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
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  • American
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lower right in watercolor: LeRoy Griffith

NGA object ID 23523. 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.