"Grasshopper" Highback Armchair
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Caption
Eero Saarinen American, born Finland, 1910–1961. "Grasshopper" Highback Armchair, Designed ca. 1947, Manufactured ca. 1948. Bentwood, wool, 35 1/2 x 25 3/8 in. (90.2 x 64.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. Aaron H. Esman, 78.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 78.2_bw_IMLS.jpg)
Designer
Manufacturer
Title
"Grasshopper" Highback Armchair
Date
Designed ca. 1947, Manufactured ca. 1948
Geography
Place manufactured: New York, New York, United States
Medium
Bentwood, wool
Classification
Dimensions
35 1/2 x 25 3/8 in. (90.2 x 64.5 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
no marks
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Aaron H. Esman
Accession Number
78.2
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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