Design on Back of Hitchcock Chair

c. 1936

Lawrence Flynn

Associated Names
Lawrence Flynn

Artist, American, 1900 - 1973

The image depicts the backrest of a wooden chair with an ornamental design featuring a basket of fruit, including grapes, in the center. The color palette is dark brown with golden accents. The chair backrest is positioned centrally, with intricate detailing. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, pen and in k, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.3 x 27.9 cm (13 1/2 x 11 in.)
    Original IAD Object: none given

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4351

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 206, pl. 796.

Inscriptions

lower right in ink: Lawrence / Flynn

Wikidata ID

Q64592708

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