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Side Chair

1936

Harry Eisman

Associated Names

Harry Eisman

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden chair with an ornate backrest and cushioned seat covered in a floral pattern. The chair is positioned slightly angled to the right, filling the center of the image against a plain, light background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil and some heightening onpaperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 29 x 23.3 cm (11 7/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: none given
Accession Number

1943.8.4167

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 198, pl. 717.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: HARRY EISMAN

Wikidata ID

Q64573135

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