The Wassily Armchair
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Title
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The Wassily Armchair
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Description
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The Wassily armchair (also known as Model B3 chair) designed by Marcel Breuer that features a tubular chromed-steel structure and strips of leather used as seat, back, and arm support. This chair is often used as a prime example of the design aesthetic of the Bauhaus during this period, and of mid-20th century modernist design in general, due to the innovation of the use of tubular steel in its construction.
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Identifier
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1988.256
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designer
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Marcel Breuer
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Date
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1925
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Format
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30 1/4 × 30 1/4 × 26 3/4 in. (76.8 × 76.8 × 67.9 cm)
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Provenance
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Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, until 1988; sold to MMA
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Rights
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Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, 1988
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