Armchair
1940
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 45.2 x 36 cm (17 13/16 x 14 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 111 cm. high at back, 42 cm high, seat, 57 cm wide at front.
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.4191
About the Artist
Harry Eisman
Harry Eisman is an artist about whom the historical record remains sparse, and reliable details regarding his dates, nationality, and training have not been firmly established in available scholarship. The works associated with his name suggest engagement with the graphic arts or printmaking traditions, though the full scope of his career and artistic interests is difficult to characterize without...