Desk Box

c. 1937

Joseph Rothenberg

Associated Names
Joseph Rothenberg

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a large rectangular wooden box with intricate carvings on the front side. The box is positioned at an angle in three-quarter view, with the carved side facing slightly towards the right and the smooth side to the left. The color palette consists of various shades of brown, and the background is off-white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.8 x 29.2 cm (9 x 11 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 9 1/2" high; 29 1/2" long; 16" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8877

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 272, pl. 932.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: J. Rothenberg

Wikidata ID

Q64591350

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