High-bottom High-back Armchair

c. 1939

Dorothy Johnson

Associated Names
Dorothy Johnson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image depicts a wooden chair with a high backrest and armrests, featuring a woven seat. The chair is shown in a light brown wood tone, with the woven seat slightly darker. The chair is positioned in the center of the image against a plain, light-colored background. The design includes vertical posts at the back extending above the backrest, and horizontal supports connecting the legs.

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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: 35 x 24.5 cm (13 3/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 19"wide; 17"deep; 44"wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4435

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 132, no. 258.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: DOROTHY JOHNSON

Wikidata ID

Q64555910

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