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Chair

1935/1942

Hans Westendorff and Frank Wenger

Associated Names

Frank Wenger

Artist, American, active c. 1935

Hans Westendorff

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large wooden chair with a tall, wavy ladder-back design as its central object. The chair is primarily brown with a light tan seat. It is positioned centrally in the image with faint sketch lines and partial drafts of furniture elements visible in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 28.5 x 22.7 cm (11 1/4 x 8 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.10741

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite: No. 35.1039.1 / FEBR. 26. 1936 / HANS WESTENDORF

Wikidata ID

Q64573053

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