Arm Chair (Ecclesiastical)

1937/1940

Gerald Transpota and Harry Mann Waddell

Associated Names
Gerald Transpota

Artist, American, active c. 1935

Harry Mann Waddell

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image showcases a wooden armchair with riveted brown leather upholstery. The chair is centrally positioned on a light background and viewed directly from the front at a slight angle.

Media Options

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and heightening on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.4 x 26.7 cm (13 15/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 3'9"high; 2'5"wide; seat: 20"x2'4"; Arm length: 2'6"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.6986


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 764, no. 2739.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: G.TRANSPOTA JR. / HARRY M. WADDELL

Wikidata ID

Q64571798

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