Rawhide Bottomed Chair

1940

Rafaela Gomez

Associated Names
Rafaela Gomez

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden chair with a simple design consisting of vertical posts and horizontal slats forming the backrest and a woven seat. The chair is positioned in the center against a plain, light beige background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.5 x 26.5 cm (14 x 10 7/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 2'4"high; 1'4"deep; 1'6"wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4551

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 132, no. 259.

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 188, pl. 697.

Inscriptions

lower left in brown ink: RAFAELA GOMEZ

Wikidata ID

Q64619743

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