Child's Folding Chair

c. 1938

Magnus S. Fossum

Associated Names
Magnus S. Fossum

Artist, American, 1888 - 1980

The image shows a red wooden chair frame. The chair is missing a seat and seems to be a partially assembled rocking chair. The color palette consists of various shades of red with subtle variations in wood texture. The chair frame is positioned centrally in the image, slightly angled, with the backrest towards the top and front legs towards the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.9 x 26.2 cm (13 3/4 x 10 5/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 14"x 12 1/2" x 14 1/2" seat.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4483

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2013

  • Florida's "Useable Past": The Sunshine State and the Index of American Design, The George D. and Harriet W. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Winter Park, 2013, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: MAGNUS S. FOSSUM

Wikidata ID

Q64594623

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