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Identification and Creation

Object Number
ARCH.2007.9.171
People
Barnett Newman, American (New York NY 1905 - 1970 New York NY)
Title
Saw wrapped in a paper map
Classification
Artists' Tools
Date
20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/353032

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions
16 × 77 × 3 cm (6 5/16 × 30 5/16 × 1 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
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.2007.9.171
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Crosscut handsaw with a wooden handle decorated with foliate carving. The saw is wrapped in a paper sectional aeronautical map of Omaha. The map is dated July 1970. The saw blade is marked "CENTRAL/[illegible]/SPRING STEEL/[illegible].

Subjects and Contexts

  • Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection