Camp Chair
Niles Spencer
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Niles Spencer (American, 1893–1952). Camp Chair, 1933. Oil on canvas, 40 1/4 x 30 1/16 in. (102.2 x 76.4 cm) Frame: 47 3/4 x 37 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (121.3 x 95.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Edith and Milton Lowenthal Foundation, Inc., 67.182. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Camp Chair
Date
1933
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
40 1/4 x 30 1/16 in. (102.2 x 76.4 cm) Frame: 47 3/4 x 37 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (121.3 x 95.3 x 8.9 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower right: "Niles Spencer"
Credit Line
Gift of the Edith and Milton Lowenthal Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
67.182
Frequent Art Questions
Is this a considered a still life painting?
Yes, "Camp Chair" is a still life painting by Niles Spencer. Spencer was part of the Precisionist movement, which emphasized the hard outlines and basic geometry of objects. This particular work is a homage to Spencer's time at the Provincetown, Massachusetts artist colony. It includes a folding stool or "camp chair" that he could have used for drawing and painting outside.
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