Pa. German Tinder Box
Gordon Sanborn
c. 1939
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.4 x 34.8 cm (11 3/16 x 13 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 1/8" wide; 3 5/8" deep
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.3685
About the Artist
Gordon Sanborn
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...