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The image shows a wooden chair with an upholstered green seat and an ornate backrest with intersecting curved wooden slats. The chair has a rich brown color, and the seat is green. The chair is positioned centrally and slightly angled to the right, displaying the front and side views, including its armrests and front legs.
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The image shows a wooden chair with an upholstered green seat and an ornate backrest with intersecting curved wooden slats. The chair has a rich brown color, and the seat is green. The chair is positioned centrally and slightly angled to the right, displaying the front and side views, including its armrests and front legs.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Armchair

Bernard Gussow

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 29.3 x 22.8 cm (11 9/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 35 1/2"high, 21"wide, 16"deep
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4267
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • New York
  • American
  • Sheraton
Inscription

lower right verso in graphite: B. Gussow

NGA object ID 16470. 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.