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"Cross Check" armchair

Designer Frank Gehry American, born Canada
Manufacturer Knoll
1989–92
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Cross Check" armchair
  • Designer: Frank Gehry (American (born Canada), Toronto 1929–2025 Santa Monica, California)
  • Manufacturer: Knoll
  • Date: 1989–92
  • Medium: Maple
  • Dimensions: 34 in. × 28 1/2 in. × 25 in. (86.4 × 72.4 × 63.5 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Barbaralee Diamonstein and Carl Spielvogel, 1997
  • Object Number: 1997.179
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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