ARCH.2007.9.218: Pencil sharpener
Artists' Tools
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- ARCH.2007.9.218
- People
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Barnett Newman, American (New York NY 1905 - 1970 New York NY)
- Title
- Pencil sharpener
- Classification
- Artists' Tools
- Date
- 20th century
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/352777
Physical Descriptions
- Dimensions
- 13.5 × 7 × 12 cm (5 5/16 × 2 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Collection of Barnett and Annalee Newman
Estate of Annalee Newman
The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Gift of the Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation
- Copyright
- © The Barnett Newman Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Object Number
- ARCH.2007.9.218
- Contact
- am_straus@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Metal 'BOSTON VACUUM MOUNT" manual pensil shapener. The sharpener has a metal body and a plastic base and handle. There are 8 holes on the face for various pencil sizes. The metal and plastic are both showing signs of degredation. There are shavings inside the body.
Subjects and Contexts
- Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection