Child's Folding Chair

c. 1938

Magnus S. Fossum

Associated Names
Magnus S. Fossum

Artist, American, 1888 - 1980

The image shows a red ladder placed diagonally across the frame. The ladder is positioned centrally and is slightly tilted with one end pointing towards the top right corner and the other towards the bottom left. The background is plain and light in color.

Media Options

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35 x 26.6 cm (13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: Seat: 14" x 12 1/2" x 14 1/2.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4484


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2013

  • Florida's "Useable Past": The Sunshine State and the Index of American Design, The George D. and Harriet W. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Winter Park, 2013, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: MAGNUS S. FOSSUM

Wikidata ID

Q64594624

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