Side Chair
These two chairs (1972.60.9,.10) were among the Wayzata room’s furnishings, however it is not known whether they were designed for it or for the Littles’ earlier Peoria house. Although the finish is the darker stain of the Peoria pieces, the sleeker, less ornamented form of the chairs may indicate that they are from the later commission. Other chairs of this same design were made for Wright’s 1908 Isabel Roberts House. In the 1942 photograph of the room, two additional chairs like these, but without the leather backrest, are seen drawn up to the print table.
Artwork Details
- Title: Side Chair
- Maker: Frank Lloyd Wright (American, Richland Center, Wisconsin 1867–1959 Phoenix, Arizona)
- Date: ca. 1902–3
- Geography: Made in Midwest, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: White oak, leather
- Dimensions: 36 x 23 1/2 x 18 in. (91.4 x 59.7 x 45.7 cm)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Emily Crane Chadbourne Bequest, 1972
- Object Number: 1972.60.10
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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