Side Chair from the Sondern House, Kansas City, MO

Artist Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867 - 1959)

Dateca. 1940

MediumCypress, cypress-faced plywood, fabric, and foam rubber

DimensionsOverall: 28 × 22 × 22 inches (71.12 × 55.88 × 55.88 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust (by exchange)

Object number93-12/2

On View

Not on view

Collections

Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

Terms

DescriptionArmless chair of non-traditional design. Rear supports formed by two vertical slabs of wood joined to create a "V" shape. Single front leg runs diagonally from bottom of seat. Upholstered with attached cushions covered in blue fabric. Habric flaps hang from front of seat and over back.Provenance

Provenance

Clarence Sondern (1906-1990), Kansas City, c. 1940-1986;

With Fifty/ 50 Gallery, New York 1986-1993;

Sold 20th century Decorative Arts, Sotheby’s, New York, June 10, 1993, lot 277 (armchair) lot 278 (side chair);

Purchased from Sotheby’s by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, 1993.

Published References

Henry Russel Hitchcock, In the Nature of Materials: 1887-1941, the Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright (New York: Duell, Sloan & Pierce, 1942), figs. 401-402.

William Allin Stover, The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (Cambridge, MA: MIT, 1978), 279 (repro.).

David Hanks, Frank Lloyd Wright: Preserving an Architectural Heritage (New York, E.P. Dutton, 1989), 106-107.

“ART NOTES,” The Kansas City Star, Sunday December 12, 1993. Pg. L-7. (both chairs illustrated)

Deborah Emont Scott and Marjorie Alexander, eds. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A Handbook of the Collection. (Kansas City, MO: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2008), 183 (repro.).

Stephen Rose, “Master Work in Roanoke,” Kansas City Spaces. Vol. 12 no. 11 (Holiday 2014); 100-103, 100 (repro.).

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