"Valentine #2" Chair
Continuing in the tradition of the Bauhaus and the international style but adding a twist that separates his work from that of his predecessors, Ranalli retained the geometric forms and undecorated surfaces but used SURRELL, a new man-made substance that appears at first glance to be a more luxurious material—such as marble or alabaster—than early modernists would have used.
Artwork Details
- Title: "Valentine #2" Chair
- Designer: George Ranalli (American, born New York, 1946)
- Manufacturer: Environments Plus, Inc.
- Date: 1988
- Medium: SURELL™ solid surfacing material
- Dimensions: 32 1/8 in. × 19 3/8 in. × 24 in. (81.6 × 49.2 × 61 cm)
- Classification: Furniture
- Credit Line: Gift of Formica Corporation, 1990
- Object Number: 1990.306
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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