Highboy

c. 1940

Isadore Goldberg

Associated Names
Isadore Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1904

The image shows a large, ornate wooden highboy with multiple drawers, intricately carved details, and a statuesque decorative piece on top. The dominant colors are rich browns of the wood, complemented by gold tones of the drawer handles and ornaments. The highboy stands centrally in the image, with the decorative top reaching towards the upper margin and the curved feet resting near the lower edge of the frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.5 x 22.7 cm (12 x 8 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 91 1/2"high; 46 3/4"wide; 24 1/4"deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5221

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

center right verso in graphite: ISADORE GOLDBERG

Wikidata ID

Q64575064

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