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Checkerboard Table

1936

Nicholas Gorid

Associated Names

Nicholas Gorid

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a pedestal table with a three-legged base on the left side and a checkerboard on the right. The color palette is black, white, and shades of gray. The table is on the left and the checkerboard is on the right, with a line below to represent the ground.

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Artwork overview

Medium

wash, colored pencil, and pen and ink on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 22.4 x 27.3 cm (8 13/16 x 10 3/4 in.)
Original IAD Object: none given
Accession Number

1943.8.5563

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: N. Gorid

Wikidata ID

Q64618426

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