Lounge Chair, Model 654W

Jens Risom

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Caption

Jens Risom American, born Denmark, 1916–2016. Lounge Chair, Model 654W, Designed 1941; Manufactured ca. 1946. Birch, cotton webbing, 29 3/4 x 19 7/8 x 28 in. (75.6 x 50.5 x 71.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the artist, 58.121. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 58.121_front_bw_IMLS.jpg)

Title

Lounge Chair, Model 654W

Date

Designed 1941; Manufactured ca. 1946

Geography

Place manufactured: New York, New York, United States

Medium

Birch, cotton webbing

Classification

Furniture

Dimensions

29 3/4 x 19 7/8 x 28 in. (75.6 x 50.5 x 71.1 cm)

Markings

Rectangular paper label glued to top of rear leg stretcher: "KNOLL ASSOCIATES INC. [black on red] / 601 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK 22. N.Y. [black on white]"

Credit Line

Gift of the artist

Accession Number

58.121

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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