Who created "Side Chair"?

Side Chair was created by Lawrence Phillips in c. 1936.

When was "Side Chair" created?

This artwork was created c. 1936.

What medium is "Side Chair"?

Side Chair is pen and ink and graphite on paper.

Is "Side Chair" in the public domain?

Yes, Side Chair is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Side Chair

Lawrence Phillips

c. 1936

Medium

pen and ink and graphite on paper

Dimensions

overall: 20.8 x 26.9 cm (8 3/16 x 10 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 45"high, 18"long, 14"wide.

Classification

Index of American Design

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Index of American Design

Accession Number

1943.8.4071

Art Historical Context

This delicate pen and ink drawing with graphite highlights, created by Lawrence Phillips around 1936, captures elegant lines of a classic American side chair. Measuring just 20.8 x 26.9 cm, the artwork is a precise rendering from the Index of American Design (IAD), a landmark WPA Federal Art Project initiative during the Great Depression. Phillips' meticulous technique—combining fluid ink strokes for contours with subtle graphite shading—brings the chair's proportions to life, evoking its original stature of 45 inches high, 18 inches long, and 14 inches wide. The IAD, active from 1935 to 1942...

About the Artist

Lawrence Phillips

Lawrence Phillips is represented in museum holdings by a body of work that attests to a productive and recognized artistic practice, though the biographical information that would place him within a specific national tradition or art-historical lineage has not been well documented in readily available sources. His name is common enough to present identification challenges, yet the works attributed...

Side Chair

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