The image shows a wooden hay fork with four long tines, a handle, and a securing loop. The colors are natural wood tones against a light background. The hay fork is centrally positioned, extending diagonally from the lower left to the upper right, with the handle tilted toward the top right corner.
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Straw Fork (Bishop Hill)

Archie Thompson (American, 1886-1975)

c. 1939

Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Classification
Index of American Design
Dimensions
overall: 43.1 x 32.8 cm (16 15/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Index of American Design
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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