Armchair

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

MAKER Douglas G. Fitch, American, born 1959

MEDIUM Polyurethane foam, wool fabric, metal hardware

Place Made: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

DATES 1986

DIMENSIONS 35 3/4 x 24 x 24 1/2 in. (90.8 x 61 x 62.2 cm)

MARKINGS Unmarked

COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts and Design

ACCESSION NUMBER 1992.242

CREDIT LINE Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Fitch and SC Johnson Wax

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Armchair of solid frame padded with polyurethane foam and covered with charcoal gray wool upholstery. All parts of chair are integral; all edges are generally squared but the contours and planes are irregular and undulating, giving the chair a dynamic and whimsical aspect. Back of chair is a generally rectangular slab that is curved in center front (to conform to human body) and has undulating contours around top and sides. Arms project in cantilevered fashioned from back; have curving surfaces and tapered ends. Seat continues from back; generally square shape that is thicker at front (knee) than at back; seat top is slightly concave; front edge of seat cushion has undulating surface. Chair supported by four integral legs that are generally rectangle in section, but undulate and change thickness; each leg is unique and has a metal disk slider on underside of foot. Front legs are thinner than back legs: proper right leg curves forward and towards right as if taking a step; proper left leg curves toward back. Rear legs: proper right leg is deeper than it is wide, with undulating contours; proper left leg is wider than it is deep, angles slightly forward from plane of seat back. CONDITION: Good. Chair was reupholstered with fabric provided by the maker.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

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