Masonite
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Architect Philip Johnson, who designed the fair’s New York State Pavilion, gave him the $6,000 commission for a big painting on a 20-square-foot Masonite panel that would hang on the building’s façade.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023
Most of the tablecloth-like plaids were made with acrylic paint on Masonite panels, although some employ both acrylic and graphite and are on paper.
From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2022
Mr. Bengston was known for his abstract, heavily lacquered paintings, sometimes on industrial surfaces like Masonite or dented aluminum sheets.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022
The show consists of many variations on the original I-M graphic, done this time on small 6-by-6-inch Masonite panels and hung in one straight line that forms a ring around the main gallery space.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2022
I found the painted Masonite board and a box of plastic pieces in the lounge; we balanced the board carefully on the cell’s food slot, near the floor.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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