Hoopskirt Chair
Kurt Melzer
c. 1936
Medium
graphite and wash on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.7 x 25.4 cm (14 1/16 x 10 in.) Original IAD Object: 40 1/4"high overall, 24 7/8" wide, 30 3/4" deep
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.4318
About the Artist
Kurt Melzer
Kurt Melzer is an artist whose life and career remain only partially documented. The available records suggest an engagement with the visual arts, but specific details regarding his dates, nationality, training, and principal works have not been firmly established in accessible scholarly sources. Given the limitations of the historical record, a full account of Melzer's artistic formation, stylis...