Conoid Chair

Artist: George Nakashima, American, 1905–1990
Date: designed 1960, made 1983
Material: Walnut and ash
made in: New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification: Furniture
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 35 x 20 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (88.9 x 52.1 x 54.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Barney A. Ebsworth
Rights: © George Nakashima
Object Number: 826:1983

NOTES

This chair is a carefully designed composition of parts reduced to a minimum. Its success rests on its supreme balance and subtle refinements of form, such as the swell and taper of the spindles and the sensual shaping of the seat plank. This modern-looking chair was crafted by hand in the workshop of the Japanese-American woodworker George Nakashima.

Provenance

1982 - 1983
George Nakashima, New Hope, PA

1983
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Ebsworth, St. Louis, MO, purchased from George Nakashima [1]

1983 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Mr. and Mrs. Barney Ebsworth [2]

Notes:
[1] Per invoice from George Nakashima to Barney A. Ebsworth, dated February 18, 1983 [SLAM document files].

[2] Per correspondence from SLAM director James Burke to donor, dated May 31, 1983 [SLAM document files]; Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, May 27, 1983.

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