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Homemade Furniture

c. 1939

Hugh Pearce Botts

Associated Names

Hugh Pearce Botts

Artist, American, 1903 - 1964

This is a drawing of a room with carpentry and furniture construction taking place. Various woodworking tools and pieces of furniture are shown in different stages of assembly. There are wooden boards, a hammer, and other tools scattered on the floor. A mirror in the background reflects another room. There are also a standing lamp, chairs, a chest of drawers, and houseplants in the room. The scene conveys a sense of active home improvement or crafting.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 354 x 446 mm
sheet: 444 x 581 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.996

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left, G-8316; lower center, Homemade Furniture; lower right, Botts 3

Wikidata ID

Q76457209

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