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Unfolding chair

Peter Danko (born in 1949)

1982

Object Place: Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Medium/Technique White maple, polyester straps (plastic), metal hardware

Dimensions 80.96 x 50.16 x 51.75 cm (31 7/8 x 19 3/4 x 20 3/8 in.)

Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by the National Endowment for the Arts, Ethan Allen, Inc., and the Robert Lehman Foundation

Accession Number1982.509

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas

ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds

DescriptionFolding chair made from 2 plywood planks. Inverted U-shaped plank cut to form rear central support, back rest, front legs, stretcher, and arms. Other plank forms seat. Back rest and rear support mushroom-shaped w/ semicircular handle cut through bellow curved crest. Polyester hinges on sides allow strip to arc forward as legs (andarms). Stretcher between front legs. Seat semicircular at outer edge, notched in at leg. Polyester hinge at rear of seat with screws to secure seat to back. Red metal hinges at intersection of seat and legs.

ProvenancePurchased from the artist through funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Ethan Allen Inc., and the Robert Lehman Foundation (Accession date: November 17, 1982).