Side Chair
Oskar Stonorov (American, born Germany, 1905–1970)
- 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.