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Knife, Palette

Object number2015.51.4

Manufacturer Winsor and Newton Limited

Date1950-2011

OriginEngland

MediumWood/Metal/Paint

Credit LineGift of Terry Gruber

DescriptionPalette knife with a rounded, tapered wood handle with rounded end. Handle connects to a silver-tone metal stem and trowel-shaped blade. Blade is rounded at the corners near the stem and then tapers into a rounded, pointed end. Blade is flexible near the tip. Paint of various colors scattered over surface of the tool.Dimensions0.75 x 0.5 x 7.063 in. (1.9 x 1.3 x 17.9 cm)
MarksText on the face of the blade "WINSOR & NEWTON LTD / MADE IN ENGLAND".
Historical NotesPalette knife 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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