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Set of Eight 'Conoid' Chairs, 1968
Details
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Set of Eight 'Conoid' Chairs, 1968
American black walnut, hickory
each: 35 ½ in. (90.1 cm) high; 20 in. (50.8 cm) wide; 21 ½ in. (54.6 cm) deep
two with client's name to the underside
Set of Eight 'Conoid' Chairs, 1968
American black walnut, hickory
each: 35 ½ in. (90.1 cm) high; 20 in. (50.8 cm) wide; 21 ½ in. (54.6 cm) deep
two with client's name to the underside
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 1968
Literature
G. Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree, A Woodworker's Reflections, Tokyo, 1981, pp. 32, 38, 108, 143, 149, 152-53, 167, 169, 177, 179, 183-84, 187, 190-91
D. E. Ostergard, George Nakashima, Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum, New York, 1989, p. 110
M. Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 173–75, 195, 212-13, 215-16, 223, 226-27, 248
D. E. Ostergard, George Nakashima, Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum, New York, 1989, p. 110
M. Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 173–75, 195, 212-13, 215-16, 223, 226-27, 248
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