About this artwork
Tramp art is a movement in wood carving that was prevalent in the United States from the 1880s to the 1940s. Using raw materials such as recycled wood, adhesive, nails, and paint, practitioners notched and layered wood to create rhythmic, three-dimensional surfaces on household objects such as this clock case. The vernacular traditions of chip carving and whittling were practiced by people of different classes and ages across the country and passed on through oral instruction, pamphlets, and the study of existing works.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 264
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Department
- Arts of the Americas
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Artist
- Artist unknown
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Title
- Cathedral Clock Case
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Place
- Wisconsin (Object made in:)
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Date
- 1935
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Medium
- Wood and paint
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Dimensions
- 55.9 × 47.6 × 20.3 cm (22 × 18 3/4 × 8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Harold Allen
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Reference Number
- 1997.556
Extended information about this artwork
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