Pair of Side Chairs
Alexander Jackson Davis
c. 1849
Medium
Rosewood and upholstery
Dimensions
107.6 × 48.3 × 50.6 cm (42 3/8 × 18 1/4 × 19 3/4 in.)
Classification
seating
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
151368
About the Artist
Alexander Jackson Davis · 1803–1892
Alexander Jackson Davis (1803–1892) was a pioneering American architect whose imaginative designs helped define the nation's picturesque country house tradition. Born in New York City on July 24, 1803, Davis received an informal education, studying drawing at the American Academy of the Fine Arts, the New-York Drawing Association, and the antique casts at the National Academy of Design. He apprent...