Candle Stand
1939
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 46 x 25.9 cm (18 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 16 3/4" high; saucer: 6" in diameter
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.12136
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Gordon Sanborn · 1855–present
Gordon Sanborn is an artist whose work appears in museum collections in notable quantity, though the biographical details that would situate him within a specific tradition, school, or national context have not been well preserved in the available record. His name suggests an English-speaking background, and the volume of work attributed to him points to a career of real substance, even if the spe...