TOOLS SHARPENED

Copied Elmer A. Hallock, TOOLS SHARPENED, ca. 1920s, painted wood with painted metal saw, 11 1⁄2 x 47 3⁄8 x 2 in. (29.2 x 120.3 x 5.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.332

Artwork Details

Title
TOOLS SHARPENED
Artist
Attributed to Elmer A. Hallock
Date
ca. 1920s
Location
Dimensions
11 1⁄2 x 47 3⁄8 x 2 in. (29.2 x 120.3 x 5.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
painted wood with painted metal saw
Classifications
Keywords
  • Object — other — sign
  • Object — tool — saw
  • Object — tool — scissors
Object Number
1986.65.332
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.332

Artwork Description

This sign probably hung outside a hardware store or on the side of a traveling cart to advertise for a tradesman. An unknown artist painted the words on the blade of a real saw to create a recognizable visual symbol.