Gordon Wagner

American
(1915–1987)

Brush with Fetish
1986

scrap wood, wire, paper, and resin
15.5 x 12.75 x 2.5 in.
Gift of Jeffrey and Meri Lane
2021.17.11

• assemblage
• paintbrushes - Brushes designed for applying paint over large or relatively large areas as a coating. For small brushes made to be handled with precision in applying paint or ink, see "artists' brushes."
• rulers - Straight-edged strips or cylinders of medium size, usually of wood, metal, plastic, or ivory and having demarcations to indicate units of measurement, used for measuring and for guiding a pen, pencil, or other marking-instrument in forming straight lines upon paper or another material. They are used in geometry, drafting, drawing, carpentry, building, interior design, crafts, and other disciplines. For very long bars or strips of wood or metal having straight and true edges and used for a variety of purposes, including cutting or establishing the evenness of surfaces, use "straightedges."
• stamps - Marks that are printed, impressed, perforated, or embossed, made by a relatively hard object, especially a die, block, or other tool, on a softer or absorbent material such as paper or wax.
• wood

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