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Amoeba Rocking Chair
Accession # 1996.133
Designer Isabelle Moore
Title Amoeba Rocking Chair
Date ca. 1995
Medium Recycled plastic ("Origin"), plywood
Dimensions 25 3/4 x 16 x 37 3/4 in. (65.4 x 40.6 x 95.9 cm)
Credit Line Alfred T. and Caroline S. Zoebisch Fund
Location Visible Storage: Case 10, Shelf E (Contemporary Furniture)
Description Rocking chair made out of recycled plastic ("Origin") and plywood. chair back, seat, and underside continuous concave arched form; flat sides. Frame of red plywood covered with sheet of multicolored plastic (with flecks of white, reds, blues, greens, yellows) that are secured to frame with rows of screws; plastic sheet extends about 1 1/2 inches past frame. Ovoid cut-outs through the width of chair in top and bottom are similarly lined with plastic sheets. Condition: Excellent; a few scratches around chair and one lost screw on base.