SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Wishbone Chair

Arthur Espenet Carpenter (American, 1920–2006)

Wishbone Chair, Arthur Espenet Carpenter (American, 1920–2006), 1970, Walnut and leather
Maker
Arthur Espenet Carpenter (American, 1920–2006)
Date
1970
Medium
Walnut and leather
Dimensions
31.1 x 21.3 x 21.5 in. (79.1 x 54 x 54.6 cm)
Form
Chair
Origin
Bolinas
Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
Accession
1999.70.1
Credit line
Yale University Art Gallery
This chair by Art Carpenter is richly evocative of the revival of crafts in the United States following World War II and represents the idea of the self-taught furniture maker. Other related objects in the collection are the chair by George Nakashima and the print table by Sam Maloof.
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