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"Massaire" Chair (5000 Series)

Philip Orenstein American, born France
1967
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Massaire" Chair (5000 Series)
  • Artist: Philip Orenstein (American, born France, Paris 1938)
  • Manufacturer: Mass Art, Inc., New York, NY
  • Date: 1967
  • Medium: PVC (polyvinylchloride) plastic, aluminum, steel
  • Dimensions: 29 × 38 × 36 in. (73.7 × 96.5 × 91.4 cm)
  • Classification: Furniture-Plastic
  • Credit Line: Gift of Philip and Joyce E. Orenstein, 2009
  • Object Number: 2009.238
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Philip Orenstein
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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