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Shaker Desk

c. 1938

Irving I. Smith

Associated Names

Irving I. Smith

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden cabinet with four doors and a fold-out desk in the middle. The cabinet has a natural light brown wood grain. Inside the fold-out desk area are multiple small compartments. The cabinet is against a plain background with a subtle shadow behind it.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 27.9 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.)
Original IAD Object: 77" high; 48" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.13606

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Irving I. Smith

Wikidata ID

Q64574943

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