Rocking Chair (Square Back)
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 30.2 x 21.9 cm (11 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 40" high; 18 1/2" wide at back; 22 1/2" wide arm to arm
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.8176
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Robert Gilson · 1903–1942
Robert Gilson (1903–1942) was an American artist whose modest oeuvre captures the essence of everyday American folk objects during the era of the Great Depression. Little is known about his early life or formal training, as biographical details remain scarce in historical records. Active in the late 1930s, Gilson contributed renderings to the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project under t...