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Bench
Tage Frid (American, born in Denmark, 1915–2004)
1979
Object Place: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Medium/Technique
Cherry; leather
Dimensions
79.37 x 125.73 x 62.23 cm (31 1/4 x 49 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Deborah M. Noonan Foundation
Accession Number1979.282
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
DescriptionSaber legs, front and rear. Rear stiles form convex curve, in profile; laminated construction. Leather upholstered seat cantilevered over edge of frame. Crest rail supported by rear posts that taper upward from seat.
InscriptionsIncised on inner rear seat rail (in script): "Tage Frid / 1979"
Provenance1979, commissioned from the artist as part of the MFA's Please Be Seated program. (Accession date: June 20, 1979)