Rawhide-bottom Chair

c. 1939

Dorothy Johnson

Associated Names
Dorothy Johnson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a wooden chair with a woven seat as the focal point. The color scheme includes natural wood tones such as brown and beige. The chair is centrally positioned facing slightly to the right, with a backrest composed of three slats and cylindrical posts, and joined wooden legs with horizontal supports. The chair is set against a plain, light-colored background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and some heightening on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.4 x 23 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 18"high, 17"wide; 15" deep; 35" to top of back.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4432

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: -DOROTHY JOHNSON-

Wikidata ID

Q64555906

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