Secretary

c. 1936

Bernard Gussow

Associated Names
Bernard Gussow

Artist, American, born Russia, 1881 - 1957

The image displays a wooden cabinet with a hutch on top. The hutch has two glass-paneled doors with a diamond pattern, and below it are two rectangular sections with decorative diamond-shaped inlays. The lower part of the cabinet has three drawers with round handles. The wood is a rich brown color with visible grain. The cabinet is centered in the image against a plain background. Small architectural elements are sketched around the top of the cabinet.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.9 x 22.9 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 5'5"high; 38"wide; 18"deep at base.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5416

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite: Bernard Gussow

Wikidata ID

Q64537284

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