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Hitchcock Chair

1936

Lawrence Flynn

Associated Names

Lawrence Flynn

Artist, American, 1900 - 1973

The image shows a wooden chair with an intricately decorated backrest and turned legs. The chair is predominantly brown with gold and yellow detailing. The chair is centrally positioned and is facing the viewer directly.

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Artwork overview

Medium

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

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 33.6 x 27.1 cm (13 1/4 x 10 11/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: none given
Accession Number

1943.8.4569

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 130, no. 251.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Lawrence / Flynn

Wikidata ID

Q64592715

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