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The image shows a wooden armchair with a spindle-back design in varying shades of brown. It is positioned centrally against a plain, light neutral background, highlighting the texture and color of the wood. The chair is slightly angled to the side, displaying both the seat and backrest.
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The image shows a wooden armchair with a spindle-back design in varying shades of brown. It is positioned centrally against a plain, light neutral background, highlighting the texture and color of the wood. The chair is slightly angled to the side, displaying both the seat and backrest.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Armchair

Harry Mann Waddell

Date
1940
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 27.6 cm (14 x 10 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: c. 38"high
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4571
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • California
  • American
  • Windsor
Inscription

lower right in black ink: HARRY M. WADDELL

NGA object ID 16773. 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.