MR 20 Armchair

Designed and manufactured 1926/27

Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American, born Germany, 1886-1969
Made by Berliner Metallgewerke Joseph Müller
Berlin, Germany

Status: On View, Gallery 285
Department: Applied Arts of Europe

Artist: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Designer)
Title: MR 20 Armchair
Place: Berlin (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.: 1926–1927
Medium: Bent tubular chromium-plated steel, with banded and sewn dark green leather spanning seat and back
Dimensions: 80 × 54.3 × 85.1 cm (31 1/2 × 21 3/8 × 33 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
Reference Number: 1970.403

54 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, MR 20 Armchair, designed and manufactured 1926/27

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