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Side Chair: Model 420

Designer Harry Bertoia (American, born Italy, 1915 - 1978)
Date1961; designed 1952
MediumSteel, plastic-coated wire mesh, and Naugahyde
DimensionsOverall: 30 1/8 × 21 1/8 × 22 inches (76.52 × 53.66 × 55.88 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Education and Operations Divisions
Object number2006.15.1.A,B
On View
Not on view
DescriptionThe upper section of the chair is formed by fourteen vertical and twenty-two horizontal ribs which are contoured to accommodate the curves of the human body. The ribs are covered with white plastic coating and are 1/4" in diameter. The base of the chair is formed by round tubes coated with a black plastic. The chair pad is an isoceles trapezoid measuring 14-3/4" D x 17-1/4" W, made of foam and covered in beige Naugahyde with a black textile backing. The chair cushion is not attached to the chair.
Copyright© Estate of Harry Bertoia / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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