Chair
c. 1936
Medium
pen and ink and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
overall: 26.7 x 20.3 cm (10 1/2 x 8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.10390
Art Historical Context
**Chair** by John Dieterich (. 1936) is a delicate rendering from the Index of American Design, a trove of Depression-era documentation at the National Gallery of Art This pen and ink with watercolor on paper captures the and character of an everyday American chair, measuring a compact 26.7 x 20.3 cm. Part of the Classification in the CG-W Department, it exemplifies the project's mission to celebrate vernacular craftsmanship through meticulous artistic records. Created during the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Index employed artists like Dieterich to produ...
About the Artist
John Dieterich
John Dieterich is an artist for whom biographical documentation is not well established in major art-historical reference sources. No birth or death dates have been confirmed, and his nationality and training are not recorded in available records. His representation in museum collections with a substantial number of works suggests that he was a productive and recognized artist at some point in hi...