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Highboy

c. 1940

Isadore Goldberg and Ernest Busenbark

Associated Names

Isadore Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1904

Earnest Busenbark

Artist, American, 1887 - 1982

The image captures a large wooden chest of drawers with a stand featuring twisted legs. The chest has five drawers with metal handles and escutcheons. The color palette consists of warm brown tones for the wood and golden hues for the metal handles. The chest is centrally positioned and facing slightly to the right, with the stand elevating it from the floor.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 41.9 x 30.3 cm (16 1/2 x 11 15/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 58"high; 45"wide; 24 1/2"deep
Accession Number

1943.8.5210

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: ISADORE GOLDBERG / + ERNEST BUSENBARK

Wikidata ID

Q64578824

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