Candlestick
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 37 x 31.5 cm (14 9/16 x 12 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: bases: 3 5/16" in diameter; 5/8" high; length of screws: 3/8"; diameter of screws: 1/4"; roll on edges: 1/16" thick
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.9061
About the Artist
James M. Lawson
James M. Lawson is an artist about whom the available historical record is limited. No confirmed birth or death dates have been established, and his nationality remains uncertain, making it difficult to place his work within a specific artistic movement or tradition with confidence. The works attributed to Lawson suggest a practitioner with artistic training and a developed approach to his chosen...