Horse and Rider

1935/1942

Philip Johnson

Associated Names
Philip Johnson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a vintage toy with a brown horse and a rider in a yellow outfit and black hat, mounted on a green wheeled base. The color palette includes rich browns, earthy greens, and bright yellow accents. The horse and rider are positioned centrally on the wheeled base, with the rider seated upright on the galloping horse.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.7 x 30.5 cm (9 5/16 x 12 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 7 3/4" high; 9" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15638

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 629, no. 2244.

Inscriptions

lowewr right in graphite: PHILIP JOHNSON

Wikidata ID

Q64619471

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