Box Desk

c. 1936

Arthur Johnson

Associated Names
Arthur Johnson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

A wooden cabinet with four slender legs and a boxy top section. The lower drawer has two circular knobs in rich, dark wood tones complemented by warm brown hues. The cabinet is positioned prominently in the center with the corners of its top and bottom sections slightly overlapping. In the upper right corner, there is a smaller monochrome sketch of the same cabinet.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.9 x 30.2 cm (9 x 11 7/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 38"high; top-25 3/4" x 18 3/4"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4945

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

center left verso in graphite: ARTHUR JOHNSON -ARTIST

Wikidata ID

Q64536634

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