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"#400" Armchair

Alvar Aalto Finnish
Manufacturer Artek Oy Finnish
1935–36
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "#400" Armchair
  • Artist: Alvar Aalto (Finnish, Kuortane 1898–1976 Helsinki)
  • Manufacturer: Artek Oy
  • Date: 1935–36
  • Medium: Bent and laminated wood, cotton upholstery (replaced)
  • Dimensions: 26 1/2 × 29 1/2 × 32 in., 52 lb. (67.3 × 74.9 × 81.3 cm, 23.6 kg)
    Other (seat): 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Blanche R. and Milton W. Brown, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.321
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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