"Ladder Back" Chair - Called "Jolting Chair"

c. 1936

Magnus S. Fossum

Associated Names
Magnus S. Fossum

Artist, American, 1888 - 1980

The image shows a single wooden chair with a green frame and a brown woven seat. The color palette includes green, brown, and a light beige background. The chair is positioned centrally within the frame, viewed slightly from the side, showing both the seat and the backrest with three horizontal slats.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.4 x 22.8 cm (11 3/16 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 36"high; seat 18 x 13 inches.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4445

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Magnus S. Fossum.;lower left: scale 2 1/3"=1'

Wikidata ID

Q64594622

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