"Monroe" Side Chair
Decorative Arts and Design
DESIGNER
Isozaki Arata, Japanese, born 1931
MAKER
Tendo Mekko Co. Ltd.
MEDIUM
Birch wood, imitation black leather
DATES
ca. 1983
DIMENSIONS
55 1/16 x 21 3/16 x 21 3/32 in. (show scale)
MARKINGS
on underside of rear stsetcher - printed white paper lablel with black lettering: TENDO MOKKO CO> LTD / MADE IN JAPAN with the symbol in red of a pair of addorsed Cs.
on outer side of rear strecher: brass plate stamped: NO 0221 ISO
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1990.2
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the James Corcoran Gallery
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
"Marilyn" side chair, birch wood stained black and imitation black leather. The high back formed from two undulating stiles of bent, laminated wood with eight conforming slats and terminating in pointed feet. The trapezoidal seat has a conforming black imitation leather set-in cushion. The front legs are joined by a horizontal stretcher at mid-point with side stretchers extending from it to the rear stretcher, which joins the rear legs.
CONDITION - Excellent. Original condition from manufacturer.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Isozaki Arata (Japanese, born 1931). "Monroe" Side Chair, ca. 1983. Birch wood, imitation black leather, 55 1/16 x 21 3/16 x 21 3/32 in. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the James Corcoran Gallery, 1990.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1990.2_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1990.2_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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