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American Decorative Arts
Designer: Eero Saarinen, American, born Finland, 1910–1961
Armchair
ca. 1948
Laminated birch plywood; cotton on cotton and linen
35 1/2 × 26 13/16 × 31 7/8 in. (90.2 × 68.1 × 81 cm)
seat: 13 in. (33 cm)
seat: 13 in. (33 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Tunnard
1976.11.1
Geography:
Made in New York
Culture:
American
Period:
20th century
Classification:
Furniture
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions 1976,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 36, no. 3 (Fall 1977).
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.