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Wooden Chair

c. 1937

Florence Truelson

Associated Names

Florence Truelson

Artist, American, 1901 - 1959

A wooden chair with a detailed spindle back is positioned in the center of the image. The color palette consists of various shades of green with hints of yellow and brown across the chair's surface. The chair is facing forward, allowing the backrest and the seat to be clearly visible from a frontal view within the frame on a plain background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 30.6 x 23 cm (12 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 31"high, seat 14 1/2" x 15".
Accession Number

1943.8.4461

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Florence M. Truelson

Wikidata ID

Q64561925

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