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Tulip Armchair

A work made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic and lacquered aluminum with silk upholstery.

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  • A work made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic and lacquered aluminum with silk upholstery.

Date:

1955/57

Artist:

Eero Saarinen
American, born Finland, 1910–1961
Manufactured by Knoll International, Inc.
American, founded 1938
East Greenville, Pennsylvania

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Eero Saarinen (Designer)

Title

Tulip Armchair

Place

East Greenville (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1955–1957

Medium

Fiberglass-reinforced plastic and lacquered aluminum with silk upholstery

Inscriptions

Cast raised inscription on base: "BR 50"

Dimensions

80.7 × 65.7 × 58.4 cm (31 3/4 × 25 7/8 × 23 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Knoll International

Reference Number

1971.15

Extended information about this artwork

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