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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Secretary

c. 1938

Ernest Busenbark

Associated Names

Earnest Busenbark

Artist, American, 1887 - 1982

The image shows a wooden cabinet with small drawers, compartments, a central door with decorative keyholes and hinges, rich browns, gold highlights, and red fabric lining the base. The cabinet is centered in the image, with drawers of different sizes symmetrically arranged around the central door.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 29.1 x 22.6 cm (11 7/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: Approx. 67"high; 37 1/8"wide, base; 20"deep
Accession Number

1943.8.5419

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: BUSENBARK

Wikidata ID

Q64559767

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