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The image shows a wooden armchair on an off-white background. The chair has a dark wood finish with a reddish-brown tint. Positioned in the center, it is facing the viewer and shows its spindle backrest, curved arms, and four turned legs.
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The image shows a wooden armchair on an off-white background. The chair has a dark wood finish with a reddish-brown tint. Positioned in the center, it is facing the viewer and shows its spindle backrest, curved arms, and four turned legs.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Armchair

Clyde L. Cheney

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, gouache, colored pencil and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 33.3 x 24.6 cm (13 1/8 x 9 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: About 33" high and 26"wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4159
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Willard
  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: By Clyde L Cheney; lower left in graphite: Arm Chair; lower center in graphite: Scale 1"=6"

NGA object ID 16362. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.