Chair
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 34.7 x 24.4 cm (13 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: none given
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.4437
Art Historical Context
Frank Eiseman's *Chair* (c. 1938) is a meticulous rendering capturing the elegance of American furniture design. Created using watercolor, colored pencil, pen, and ink on paper (34.7 x 24.4 cm), this work exemplifies the precision of Eiseman's draftsmanship, blending soft washes of color with fine line details to highlight the chair's form, wood grain, and subtle contours. As part of the National Gallery of Art's collection, it invites viewers to appreciate everyday objects as art. This piece belongs to the Index of American Design, a groundbreaking WPA Federal Art Project from the 1930s that...