Candlestick
Philip Johnson
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.2 x 23 cm (11 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.9045
About the Artist
Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson (1906–2005) was an American architect and art patron who became one of the most influential and controversial figures in twentieth-century architecture. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he studied philosophy at Harvard before turning to architecture, co-curating the landmark 1932 "Modern Architecture: International Exhibition" at the Museum of Modern Art that introduced the International St...