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Pa. German Chair

c. 1938

Frances Lichten

Associated Names

Frances Lichten

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden chair with a high back and armrests, featuring a padded seat. The chair is placed in the center of the frame, slightly angled with its back facing towards the right side. The background is a soft beige color.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 50.9 x 38 cm (20 1/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.3568

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 186, pl. 691.

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: FRANCES / LICHTEN

Wikidata ID

Q64562237

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