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The image features a chair with a wooden frame and an oval-shaped backrest with carvings. The seat cushion is green with vertical stripes. The chair is positioned in the center of the image on a light beige background.
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The image features a chair with a wooden frame and an oval-shaped backrest with carvings. The seat cushion is green with vertical stripes. The chair is positioned in the center of the image on a light beige background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Armchair

Lawrence Phillips

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.1 x 22.5 cm (11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 38 1/4"high, 22 3/4"wide, 17"deep
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4247
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • New York
  • American
  • Hepplewhite
Inscription

lower right in graphite: LAWRENCE PHILLIPS

NGA object ID 16450. 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.