Chair and Tapestry

1940

Edith Olney

Associated Names
Edith Olney

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden armchair with upholstered cream-colored cushions positioned near the top. Below the chair, there is a rectangular piece of embroidered fabric featuring a geometric pattern with circular elements and decorative motifs in colors like red and blue. The objects are set against an off-white background. The wooden armchair sits prominently in the upper central part of the image, while the embroidered fabric is directly below it in the lower part of the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

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

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4326

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Edith Olney

Wikidata ID

Q64556603

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