frame, door
Classification
architecture, interiors
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Carnegie Corporation of New York
Accession Number
1976-118-1
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Lockwood de Forest’s “frame, door,” created around 1902, offers a quiet window into the refined American interiors of the early twentieth century. As an architectural element rather than a standalone painting or sculpture, the piece reflects de Forest’s lifelong fascination with decorative woodwork and global design traditions. An American artist and designer active during the Aesthetic Movement, de Forest often incorporated intricate carving patterns inspired by his travels in India and the Middle East, bringing exotic motifs into Gilded Age homes. Housed in the Smithsonian American Art Muse...