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Rocking Chair

1938

Dorothy Handy

Associated Names

Dorothy Handy

Artist, American, 1915 - 1986

A wooden rocking chair with a woven seat and intricate backrest is displayed in the center of the image. The chair is mainly brown in color and is positioned slightly facing to the right. The chair's curved rockers rest on a light-colored background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and some heightening on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 34.3 x 25 cm (13 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: none given
Accession Number

1943.8.4535

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: HANDY / FU89 1/11/38 1/12/38 / 2/10/38 2/21/38

Wikidata ID

Q64555880

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