Flat Iron Holder
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 22.5 x 28.7 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/4" long; 4 3/8" wide; 1 5/16" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.15857
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...