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A Century of Design, Part III: 1950–1975
Music Stand, 1962
Wharton Esherick (American, 1887–1970)
Cherry; H. 43 in., W. 19 1/2 in., D. 16 in. (109.2 x 49.5 x 40.6 cm)
Gift of Dr. Irwin R. Berman, in memory of his father, Allan Lake Berman, 1979 (1979.320)
"I Sassi" (The Rocks) Seating, 1967–68
Piero Gilardi (Italian, b. 1942)
Manufacturer: Gufram
Painted polyurethane; Left rock: H. 17 3/4 in. x Diam. 23 5/8 in. (45.1 x 60 cm)
Purchase, Theodore R. Gamble Jr., Gift, in honor of his mother, Mrs. Theodore Robert Gamble, 1987 (1987.6.2a–c)
"Tube" Chair, 1970
Joe Colombo (Italian, 1930–1971)
Manufacturer: Flexform
PVC plastic (polyvinyl chloride), tubular steel, rubber, polyurethane foam, synthetic knit upholstery; Largest tube: H. 25 1/4 in., D. 19 3/8 in. (64.1 x 49.2 cm)
Purchase, Theodore R. Gamble Jr., Gift, in honor of his mother, Mrs. Theodore Robert Gamble, 1987 (1987.98.1a–d)
"Djinn" Chaise Longue, designed 1965, manufactured ca. 1986
Olivier Mourgue (French, b. 1939)
Manufacturer: Airborne
Steel, polyurethane foam, upholstery fabric; H. 67 1/2 in., W. 24 in., D. 25 in. (171.5 x 61 x 63.5 cm)
Gift of Airborne, 1989 (1989.64)
Preliminary Sketches for "Vertebra" Chair, 1974–75
Emilio Ambasz (Argentinian, b. 1943)
Pencil and ink on paper; H. 20 1/4 in., W. 14 7/8 in. (51.4 x 37.8 cm)
Gift of Emilio Ambasz, 1990 (1990.1055.1)
Server, 1960
Henning Koppel (Danish, 1918–1981)
Manufacturer: Georg Jensen Sølvesmedie A/S
Silver; H. 6 in., W. 16 1/2 in., D. 12 in. (15.2 x 41.9 x 30.5 cm)
Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1961 (61.7.11ab)