Tipping Table

“It moves! It goes!” And indeed it was the case. The top of the table first began to move, from right to left and from left to right, to balance itself, then the whole table was put in motion. The bystanders hastened to withdraw the chairs of the seven experiencers, who continued to form the chain.

Practical Instructions in Table Moving, with Physical Demonstrations by A Physician

Notes About the Artwork

Source Print

Table (1941)

Artist: Isadore Goldberg

From: The Index of American Design

History

The Index of American Design is a pictorial survey of crafts and decorative arts of the United States from the early colonial period to 1900. It is a collection of 18,257 watercolor drawings of American decorative and folk arts objects, and is held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.