Art Institute of Chicago
A17: Pennsylvania Kitchen, 1752
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- Miniature room, mixed media
- Culture
- United States
- Department
- Applied Arts of Europe
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Narcissa Thorne aimed to design convincingly lived-in miniature interiors; to contend with the absent fourth wall, she employed techniques of stage design. Here, for instance, the chairs around the kitchen table face outward, and the pieces of furniture are arranged so as not to obstruct one another. This careful placement allows viewers to see each element while also encouraging them to imagine scenes playing out within the space.
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