Standard Side Chair
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MANUFACTURER
Uhuru Design, 2003–Present
DESIGNERS
David Gaynor, American, born 1980; Bill Hilgendorf, American, born 1979; Jason Horvath, American, born 1978; Maria Cristina Rueda, American, born 1979
MEDIUM
Steel, beech, aluminum, oil-based enamel paint
DATES
designed and made 2009
DIMENSIONS
39 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. (101 x 45.1 x 55.2 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Unmarked
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
2009.30
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Uhuru Design
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Purple, wooden Louis XVI-style oval chair back with floral and acanthus leaf carved decoration at crest, back inset with metal mesh; gadrooning on outer rim of front, columnar downward tapering fluted back legs, slightly bulbous sabot. Flat trapezoidal metal seat that flares toward front, welded squared continual legs and stretcher at ground level. Seat attached at back with four exposed screws.
Condition: new/ unused.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Uhuru Design (2003–Present). Standard Side Chair, designed and made 2009. Steel, beech, aluminum, oil-based enamel paint, 39 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. (101 x 45.1 x 55.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Uhuru Design, 2009.30. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2009.30_PS1.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 2009.30_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009
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