Colored drawing of a chair

Colored drawing of a chair

Item Information

Title:
Colored drawing of a chair
Description:
A colored hand-drawn picture of a chair by W. Joseph Carr for the Heywood-Wakefield Company. The chair is done in a light pink color on a green background. Joseph Carr was a noted furniture designer, artist, cartoonist and sculptor from Gardner, Massachusetts. He worked for the Heywood-Wakefield Company as a furniture designer from 1936 till the company closed its doors in 1979. He also did freelance furniture designs for a variety of furniture companies including S. Bent & Brothers, Inc.
Creator:
Carr, William Joseph, 1910-1999
Date:
[1940?–1960?]
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Mount Wachusett Community College
LaChance Library
Collection (local):
W. Joseph Carr Collection
Subjects:
Chair--Design
Furniture--Drawings
Furniture designers
Furniture industry and trade--Massachusetts--Gardner
Chair industry
Places:
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Gardner
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/bk129150v
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Language:
English
Notes:
Is part of the W. Joseph Carr Collection, LaChance Library, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts, http://www.mwcc.edu/Html/Library/index.html. For further information, see the Greater Gardner Furniture History Documentary Project website, http://www.mwcc.edu/gardnerfurniture/default.html.
Identifier:
CARR-033
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