Rocking Chair

c. 1942

James Fisher

Associated Names
James Fisher

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a vintage wooden rocking chair with a high back and a cane seat and backrest. The chair has a dark brown wood tone with ochre weaving and light green wood trim. It is positioned centrally in the image, angled slightly to the left, displaying the design of the legs, arms, and backrest.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 46 x 35.8 cm (18 1/8 x 14 1/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 41 1/2"high; 21 1/2"wide; rockers, 33 1/2"long. See data sh. for dets.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4465

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 226, pl. 832.

Inscriptions

lower right watercolor: James Fisher Del-550

Wikidata ID

Q64580335

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