Minneapolis Institute of Art
Greek-style side chair
Designer: E. W. (Edward William) Godwin; Wm (William) Watt Artistic Furniture WarehouseLinkedCulture matchlcp-9d3587aebc21
- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- Walnut and reproduction silk upholstery
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 190
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
This chair is termed “Greek” because its legs recall those on Greek furniture, which Godwin sketched from classical marble sculptures in the British Museum. The overall angularity and lack of ornament were an inspiration to the modern design movement of the late 1800s. Though Godwin was not alone in introducing the slant back, his dramatic chair is a link to later designers like Frank Lloyd Wright. England, Europe
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- Credit line
- The Ulrich Acquisition Fund for Modern Design
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