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Broad Axe by United States Government, Archie Thompson — VisualArtsDB

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Broad Axe

Broad Axe

Broad Axe

United States Government Archie Thompson

1941

Medium: watercolor and graphite on illustration board
Dimensions: sheet: 22.4 × 29.9 cm (8 13/16 × 11 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: overall: 24 5/8" high; head: 11" high; 8 3/4" wide, 1 1/4" deep
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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