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The image shows a dark wooden bench with a backrest consisting of vertically aligned slats and a slightly ornately carved front apron. The color palette is dark wood tones with subtle highlights. The bench is placed against a light, neutral-colored background.
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The image shows a dark wooden bench with a backrest consisting of vertically aligned slats and a slightly ornately carved front apron. The color palette is dark wood tones with subtle highlights. The bench is placed against a light, neutral-colored background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bench

Edward Jewett

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 28.4 x 35.6 cm (11 3/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 1/8"-1"
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.7506
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Spanish Southwest
Inscription

lower right: EDWARD T. JEWETT

NGA object ID 19704. 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.