Whatnot Cabinet

George Farris, Whatnot Cabinet, ca. 1929, carved and constructed wood with painted paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1987.76A-J
George Farris, Whatnot Cabinet, ca. 1929, carved and constructed wood with painted paper, overall: 84 1⁄4 x 42 1⁄8 x 14 1⁄2 in. (214.0 x 107.0 x 36.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1987.76A-J

Artwork Details

Title
Whatnot Cabinet
Artist
Date
ca. 1929
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 84 1⁄4 x 42 1⁄8 x 14 1⁄2 in. (214.0 x 107.0 x 36.9 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
carved and constructed wood with painted paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — furniture — cabinet
Object Number
1987.76A-J
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1987.76A-J

Works by this artist (12 items)

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Jacob Lawrence, The Library, 1960, tempera on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1969.47.24
The Library
Artist
Date1960
tempera on fiberboard
On view
Jacob Lawrence, Community (study for mural, Jamaica, NY), 1986, gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1990.36, © 1986, Jacob Lawrence
Community (study for mural, Jamaica, NY)
Artist
Date1986
gouache on paper
Not on view
Jacob Lawrence, Bar and Grill, 1941, gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design, 2010.52
Bar and Grill
Artist
Date1941
gouache on paper
Not on view
Jacob Lawrence, "Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them."--Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Meditations, VIII:59. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1958, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.171
“Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or…
Artist
Date1958
oil on fiberboard
Not on view

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Date1977
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Date1917
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