Rocking Chair

1935/1942

Amos C. Brinton

Associated Names
Amos C. Brinton

Artist, American, 1888 - 1982

The image shows a wooden rocking chair decorated with gold embellishments on the top rail and spindle designs. The color palette consists of blues, grays, and gold accents. The rocking chair is positioned slightly angled to the left in the center of the image, with a plain, light neutral background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.8 x 35.7 cm (18 1/16 x 14 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: none given

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4554


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 228, pl. 838.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Amos C. Brinton 550 Del

Wikidata ID

Q64535699

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