"Valentine #2" Chair

1988

Not on view

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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