Shaker Nursing Chair

c. 1937

Helen Bronson

Associated Names
Helen Bronson

Artist, American, c. 1900 - 1990

The image shows a wooden rocking chair against a light background. The chair is dark brown with visible wood grain patterns. It has a tall back with vertical slats and curved rockers. There are no other objects in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 48" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13621


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 747, no. 2694.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Helen Bronson

Wikidata ID

Q64573434

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