Chair

1935/1942

Gordon Sanborn

Associated Names
Gordon Sanborn

Artist, American, active c. 1935

A wooden ladder-back chair with a woven seat is centered in the image. The chair is composed of warm, reddish-brown hues with the seat featuring a more muted beige tone. Positioned directly in front of the viewer, the chair is fully visible with its four horizontal slats on the back, four vertical posts, and the woven seat sitting atop a sturdy frame with turned legs and dowels. The background is a plain, light beige.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.2 x 22.9 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10746

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: G.P. SANBORN

Wikidata ID

Q64572647

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