Swag Leg Armchair

Architecture and Design

designed 1956; made 1958/64

Designed by George Nelson
American, 1908–1986
Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Co.
Zeeland, Michigan, founded 1905
(note: Herman Miller Furniture Co. became Herman Miller Inc. in 1960)

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Architecture and Design

Artist: George Nelson
Title: Swag Leg Armchair
Place: Zeeland (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.: Designed 1956
Medium: Fiberglass and steel
Dimensions: 70.5 × 73.6 cm (27 3/4 × 29 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor
Reference Number: 1984.1389

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