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AdmittedHans Wegner · 1949
This one's called Armchair — a design object by the Danish artist Hans Wegner, nineteen forty-nine. The piece is oak and cane, about 76 by 62 centimeters.
Medium Oak and cane · Dimensions 30 x 24 5/8 x 21 1/4" (76.2 x 62.5 x 54 cm), seat h. 17" (43.2 cm) · Credit Gift of Georg Jensen, Inc.
Hanging beside it in Gallery 516: Snake Chair, Prototype for Chaise Longue (La Chaise)
Works like this one elsewhere in the museum: Lounge Chair, Multi-use Chair, Multi-use Chair, Armchair, Butterfly Stool, Snake Chair
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Catalogue record: MoMA Collection Notes written for momap — not MoMA curatorial text.