Corner Cabinet

Artist Andy Anderson (American, 1893 - 1960)

Datec. 1950

Mediumcarved wood, hand-painted

Dimensions72 x 45 x 22 inches (182.9 x 114.3 x 55.9 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number61.1.1.C

ClassificationsFurniture

DescriptionThree shelves with two lower cabinets, round doors with carved peg hinges. Hand carving at top center of a landscape. Doors on lower cabinets are hand carved designs of a woman on horse and man on horse, hand-painted.

Label TextThe mealtime table is a central piece of furniture in an interior. Andy Anderson carved by hand this Dining Room Table and Chairs in his rustic style. He made it for use in his own home. Anderson carved and painted caricature portraits on the chair backs. Most have inscriptions that identify whose chair it is. The table also has these inscriptions, “El Senor,” “La Senora,” “Mes Amigos,” and “Me Familia.” The table is a place for the man and the lady of the house. It also has room for “my friends” and “my family.”

ProvenanceArtist; by inheritance to his wife Mrs. Gladys O. Anderson; purchased July 7, 1960 by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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