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The image shows a wooden reclining chair with a curved design and armrests against a plain background. The chair is placed slightly off-center and angled with its back leaning towards the left side of the image.
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The image shows a wooden reclining chair with a curved design and armrests against a plain background. The chair is placed slightly off-center and angled with its back leaning towards the left side of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Boot-jack Chair

John Lang

Date
c. 1941
Medium
watercolor, pen and ink, and some heightening on paper
Dimensions
overall: 41.1 x 34.3 cm (16 3/16 x 13 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 45 inch back
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4389
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • New Orleans
  • American
Inscription

center right in black ink: john lang

NGA object ID 16592. 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.