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Armchair
Sam Maloof (American, 1916–2009)
1975
Object Place: Alta Loma, California, United States
Medium/Technique
Walnut
Dimensions
Overall: 76.8 x 54.6 x 57.8cm (30 1/4 x 21 1/2 x 22 3/4in.)
Other (Seat height): 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
Other (Seat height): 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchased through funds donated by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Gillette Corporation
Accession Number1976.111
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
DescriptionArmchair w/ sculpted seat. Squared back stiles w/ rounded corners sweep back toward feet and crest in single curve. Wide contoured crest, flush w/ top of stiles, rounded on back. Sculpted arms sweep down and out from below crest, extend beyond rounded and tapered front legs, terminate in point. Exposed joinery.
InscriptionsInscribed on underside of seat: "M O F A BOSTON / Sam Maloof 195 f.A.C.C. / No. 73" [sic]
Provenance1975, commissioned from the artist for the MFA's Please Be Seated program. (Accession date: April 14, 1976)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.