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Side Chair

ca. 1951
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Side Chair
  • Artist: Arne Jacobsen (Danish, Copenhagen 1902–1971 Copenhagen)
  • Date: ca. 1951
  • Medium: Plywood, steel, rubber mounts, PVC (polyvinyl chloride)
  • Dimensions: 30 3/8 × 21 3/8 × 20 in., 7.2 lb. (77.2 × 54.3 × 50.8 cm, 3.3 kg)
  • Classification: Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Geoffrey N. Bradfield, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.265.2
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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