SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Side Chair

Oskar Stonorov (American, born Germany, 1905–1970)

Side Chair, Oskar Stonorov (American, born Germany, 1905–1970), 1940, Walnut, maple, and rush
Maker
Oskar Stonorov (American, born Germany, 1905–1970)
Date
1940
Medium
Walnut, maple, and rush
Dimensions
33.1 x 16.5 x 18 in. (84.1 x 41.9 x 45.7 cm)
Form
Chair
Origin
Philadelphia
Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
Accession
1981.53.7
Credit line
Gift of Jane Ritchie in memory of Andrew C. Ritchie
This chair is from a suite that the donor used as dining room chairs with a case piece by the same designers. The heavy rush upholstery of the back and seat demonstrates how designers returned to the use of natural materials in interior furnishings on the eve of World War II.
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