House Push Toy

"Old Man" Tirrell, House Push Toy, 1942, carved, painted, and turned wood with metal and string, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.268

Title

House Push Toy

Artist

"Old Man" Tirrell

Date

1942

Location

Not on view

Dimensions

15 ¹⁄₄ x 22 ⁷⁄₈ x 7 ⁵⁄₈ in. (38.7 x 58.0 x 19.3 cm.)

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson

Mediums

string

Mediums Description

carved, painted, and turned wood with metal and string

Classifications

Sculpture

Keywords

Object Number

1986.65.268

Palette

Emoji

Linked Open Data

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