Hardware Shop Sign

Alice Stearns

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture features woodworking tools arranged in a semi-circular relief. The tools included are two hand saws, a large axe, a mallet, a chisel, a brace, and a hand plane. The material of the sculpture resembles wood, with varying shades of brown throughout. The tools are positioned realistically with defined edges and contours. The overlapping arrangement of the tools creates a sense of depth in the otherwise flat relief background.