Le Corbusier (French Swiss, 1887–1965). <em>LC4 Lounge</em>, Designed 1928. Wood, tubular steel, other metals, textile, 28 1/4 x 20 7/8 x 60 1/2 in. (71.8 x 53 x 153.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Miani Johnson in memory of her mother, Marian Willard Johnson , 2010.52.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2010.52.3_view1.jpg)

LC4 Lounge

Artist:Le CorbusierCharlotte PerriandPierre Jeanneret

Medium: Wood, tubular steel, other metals, textile

Dates:Designed 1928

Dimensions: 28 1/4 x 20 7/8 x 60 1/2 in. (71.8 x 53 x 153.7 cm)

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Accession Number: 2010.52.3

Image: CUR.2010.52.3_view1.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Adjustable, tubular steel metal frame chair on a black steel base with textile (canvas?) cushion and black leather cushion. "I-form" black steel base with flat tapering legs, terminating in small circular feet. Concave tubular steel frame rests on the base and permits the chaise longue to be self-adjusting by one's own weight shift. Conforming white textile (canvas?) under cushion with thin horizontal metal springs, covered with a textile (canvas?) dark orange outer cushion. Modern black leather cover and pillow retained and stored with object.

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