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Identification and Creation

Object Number
ARCH.2007.9.205
People
Barnett Newman, American (New York NY 1905 - 1970 New York NY)
Title
Yard stick
Classification
Artists' Tools
Date
20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/353039

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions
2.8 × 91.6 × 0.4 cm (1 1/8 × 36 1/16 × 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.2007.9.205
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Wooden yard stick, with black printed inch markings and red printed branding, which reads "MERKIN PAINTS 'THE CHOICE OF GOOD PAINTERS'"

Subjects and Contexts

  • Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection