Candlestick

c. 1937

Philip Johnson

Associated Names
Philip Johnson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a detailed illustration of a brass candlestick with a flared base. There are smaller technical drawings of the candlestick on the left, including a side view and a top-down perspective. The color palette includes warm golden browns for the candlestick and an off-white background with light gray lines for the technical sketches.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.2 x 23 cm (11 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 7" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.9045

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 319, pl. 1081.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: PHILIP JOHNSON

Wikidata ID

Q64619437

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