Trivet

c. 1938

Philip Johnson

Associated Names
Philip Johnson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a small metal trivet with an intricately designed surface. The trivet is dark gray and black with a patina, and the handle is brown. It is positioned centrally within the image, slightly angled, with the handle extending towards the upper right corner. The three-legged base is visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 37.6 x 29.6 cm (14 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 11 3/4" high; 15 1/4" long; 7 1/8" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15787

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 497, no. 1800.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: PHLPIP JOHNSON

Wikidata ID

Q64619472

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