About This Artwork

Designed by Samuel A. Marx
American, 1885-1964
Manufactured by William Quigley Co.
American, 20th century

Armchair, 1944

Birch and plastic
77.1 x 58.8 x 45.2 cm (30 3/8 x 23 1/8 x 17 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mr. Leigh B. Block, 1981.179

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Publication History

Jennifer M. Downs, “ ‘The New Modern Feeling’: A Catalogue of the Collection,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 27, 2 (2001), pp. 74-76, cat. 20.