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Armchair
Sam Maloof (American, 1916–2009)
1975
Object Place: Alta Loma, California, United States
Medium/Technique
Walnut; Black Vinyl seat
Dimensions
Overall: 99.1 x 61 x 57.2cm (39 x 24 x 22 1/2in.)
Other (Seat height): 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.)
Other (Seat height): 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchased through funds donated by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Gillette Corporation
Accession Number1976.118
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
DescriptionArmchair w/ tan leather seat. Squared back stiles w/ rounded corners sweep backward towards feet and crest in single curve, taper in toward crest. Deep curved crest flush w/ top of rear stiles and above 6 spooned arrow-back spindles, half-round behind. Sculpted arm rests extend outward from back to front, terminate in point . Rounded front legs taper to floor. Exposed joinery.
InscriptionsInscribed on underside of rear rail: "M O F A BOSTON / Sam Maloof 1975 f.A.C.C. / NO. 77"
Provenance1975, commissioned from the artist for the MFA's Please Be Seated program. (Accession date: April 14, 1976)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.