Armchair

c. 1937

Frank Wenger

Associated Names
B. Holst-Grubbe

Artist, American, born Norway, 1876 - 1941

This is a technical drawing of an armchair design. The drawing includes top, front, and side views. The top view shows the chair's seat with dimensions, having a trapezoidal shape with a rounded back. The front view highlights the vertical back slats and details of the chair legs and support beams. The side view displays the depth and curve of the back legs, with annotations providing measurements. In the top right corner, there is a label linking the design to the Sewall House and cataloged by the Brooklyn Museum.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 26.2 x 21.2 cm (10 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10381


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 191, pl. 706.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: B. HOLST-GRUBBE

Wikidata ID

Q64570418

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