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Work Chair, Herman A. Sperlich, 1938, White-painted steel and plywood and chrome-plated steel bolts.
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Chair · Detroit

Work Chair

Herman A. Sperlich · Detroit · 1938

Medium
White-painted steel and plywood and chrome-plated steel bolts.
Dimensions
26.5 x 17 x 19 in. (67.3 x 43.2 x 48.3 cm)
Accession
2001.126.11
Credit line
Gift of Patricia E. Kane, Ph.D. 1987, and W. Scott Braznell, Art.A. 1967
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