Side Chair
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
DESIGNER
Warren McArthur, 1885–1961
MANUFACTURER
Warren Mc Arthur Corporation, 1933–1948
MEDIUM
Aluminum, leatherette, rubber
DATES
ca. 1935
DIMENSIONS
31 3/16 x 18 1/2 x 23 1/2in. (79.2 x 47 x 59.7cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
no marks
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1990.95
CREDIT LINE
Modernism Benefit Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Aluminum side chair with slung seat and back upholstered in synthetic woven fabric; rectilinear frame formed by round profile tubular members with reeded rings at joins. Sloping upholstered square seat and canted square back. Raised on four square straight legs supported by rubber disc pads. Front legs joined by stretcher at mid-point and connected to back legs by paired s-curve side stretchers. Upper side stretcher connects front seat rail to mid-point of back leg. Lower side stretcher connects front mid-leg to lower back leg. Back legs, connected by lower stretcher, continue to form stiles. The upholstered chair back with visible vertical seam on reverse.
CONDITION - Good condition. Some tears and cracks to upholstery. Slight discoloration to aluminum parts.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Warren McArthur (1885–1961). Side Chair, ca. 1935. Aluminum, leatherette, rubber, 31 3/16 x 18 1/2 x 23 1/2in. (79.2 x 47 x 59.7cm). Brooklyn Museum, Modernism Benefit Fund, 1990.95. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1990.95.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1990.95.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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