Armchair Designer: Hans Wegner (Danish, 1914–2007)
Manufacturer: Johannes Hansen
Client: Knoll Inc., American, founded 1938

designed 1949; this example 1971

American Decorative Arts

Not on view
Medium

Teak and woven cane

Dimensions

30 1/2 × 24 1/2 × 18 1/4 in. (77.5 × 62.2 × 46.4 cm)

Credit Line

Millicent Todd Bingham Fund

Accession Number

1971.67.4a

Geography

Made in East Greenville, Pennsylvania

Culture

Danish

Period

20th century

Classification

Furniture

Disclaimer

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 records is ongoing.

Provenance
Knoll International, Inc., New York, N.Y.; Millicent Todd Bingham Fund.
Bibliography
  • Patricia E. Kane, 300 Years of American Seating Furniture Chairs and Beds from the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University (Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1976), 284-285, no. 270, ill
Object copyright
Copyright Artist/Estate/Foundation
In Copyright
Additional information

Object/Work type

armchairs

Inscriptions

A label on the medial brace reads: "Made for / Knoll International / by Johannes Hansen, Denmark / Designed by Hans Wegner." Branded on the right side of medial brace: "JOHANNES HANSEN / COPENHAGEN / DENMARK."

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