Chair (Samuel Chase)

1935/1942

James Fisher

Associated Names
James Fisher

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This painting shows a single wooden chair with a woven seat. The chair is angled to the left. It has four thin legs and a mostly open backrest comprised of two horizontal wooden planks. The chair is depicted in warm brown tones highlighted by wood grain, with lighter tan shades on the seat weaving. It is depicted against a plain, off-white paper background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.8 x 35.7 cm (18 1/16 x 14 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: none given

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4300


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: James Fisher

Wikidata ID

Q64580334

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