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Rope Bottom Chair

1941

Dorothy Johnson

Associated Names

Dorothy Johnson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden chair with a woven seat. The color palette includes natural wood tones and earthy browns for the woven seat. The chair is positioned upright and centrally within the frame, with its legs slightly angled outward.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, and pen and ink on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 27.3 x 17.4 cm (10 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 2'10"high; 14"wide; 16"deep
Accession Number

1943.8.4559

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: DOROTHY JOHNSON

Wikidata ID

Q64555914

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