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Side Chair

c. 1936

Bernard Gussow

Associated Names

Bernard Gussow

Artist, American, born Russia, 1881 - 1957

The image shows a wooden chair with a woven seat and a detailed carved backrest. The chair is mostly brown with a beige woven seat. It is positioned facing slightly towards the viewer, with the backrest extending vertically and the seat slanting to the right.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 29 x 22.5 cm (11 7/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 4'7"high, 19" long, 14"wide.
Accession Number

1943.8.4084

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Gussow

Wikidata ID

Q64537275

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