About this artwork
A pioneer of the American studio furniture movement, Wharton Esherick began his artistic career as a painter, but he was most prolific in the realm of woodwork, creating sculpture, furniture, and architecture. This bench was made for the home of Philadelphia businesswoman Helene Koerting Fischer as a hall bench that also housed the family’s growing record collection (cleverly placed within the drawers below the seat). It is a monumental work that is at once expressive and sculptural, gesturing toward Esherick’s desire to seamlessly join sculpture and furniture in a handcrafted, one-of-a-kind artwork that also reveals an interest in Expressionism.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of the Americas
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Artist
- Wharton Esherick
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Title
- Bench (from the Helene Koerting Fischer home)
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Place
- United States (Object made in:)
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Date
- 1938
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Medium
- Padauk
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Dimensions
- 97 × 240 × 68 cm (38 1/4 × 94 1/2 × 26 1/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Through prior purchase of the George F. Harding Collection
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Reference Number
- 2011.229
Extended information about this artwork
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