Roller, Graining

Object number2015.51.5

Date1950-2011

MediumWood/Rubber/Metal/Paint

Credit LineGift of Terry Gruber

DescriptionGraining tool with rounded wood handle that tapers as it enters the head. Head is wood and rounded on the front. The head is faced with a layer of rubber with cocentric grooves intended to mimic wood grain. Head is rough on the sides and has a hole on the back. Rubber is attached to the head with ten staples: five on top and five on bottom. Paint of various colors scattered over surface of the tool, primarily on the handle.Dimensions3 x 1.563 x 5.625 in. (7.6 x 4 x 14.3 cm)
Historical NotesGraining tool used by PIttsburgh artist Aaronel deRoy Gruber. Aaronel deRoy Gruber was a 1940 graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) who majored in costume design. Gruber started out as a painter dedicated to the Abstract Expressionist movement that dominated the mid-20th century and later, beginning in the 1960s, got involved in sculpture working in steel, Uvex, and Plexiglas. In the late 1980s she got involved in photography. Gruber continued working up until her death in 2011. Donor Terry Gruber is the son of Aaronel deRoy Gruber and Irving Gruber.

Previous owner Aaronel deRoy Gruber (1918 - 2011)

Related institution Carnegie Mellon University

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