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Zoar "Peasant" Chair

c. 1941

Ralph Russell

Associated Names

Ralph Russell

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows an antique wooden chair with an oval-shaped backrest, a cut-out handle, and a flat seat. The chair is made of dark brown wood and has four slender, angled legs. It is positioned in the center of the image, viewed from the front, with a neutral beige background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 38.2 x 28 cm (15 1/16 x 11 in.)
Original IAD Object: 36 1/2" high
Accession Number

1943.8.3854

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 744, no. 2686.

Wikidata ID

Q64619892

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