Side chair

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

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AMICA ID:

MIA_.93.89.1

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MIA_.93.89.1

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2003

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2003

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

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Creator Name:

Elmslie George

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Elmslie George

Creator Name

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Creator Nationality:

American (born Scotland), Minnesota

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American (born Scotland), Minnesota

Creator Nationality

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Creator Role:

Designer

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Designer

Creator Role

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Creator Dates/Places:

1871 - 1952

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1871 - 1952

Creator Dates/Places

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Gender:

M

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M

Gender

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Creator Name-CRT:

George Grant Elmslie

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George Grant Elmslie

Creator Name-CRT

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Creator Name:

Purcell William

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Purcell William

Creator Name

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Creator Nationality:

American, Minnesota

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American, Minnesota

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

Designer

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Designer

Creator Role

false

Creator Dates/Places:

1880 - 1965

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1880 - 1965

Creator Dates/Places

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Gender:

M

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M

Gender

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Creator Name-CRT:

William Gray Purcell

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William Gray Purcell

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Side chair

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Side chair

Title

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View:

3/4 view

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3/4 view

View

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Creation Date:

c. 1914

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c. 1914

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1904

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1904

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

1924

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1924

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Pine, oak, birch, horsehair upholstery

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Pine, oak, birch, horsehair upholstery

Materials and Techniques

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Classification Term:

Furniture

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Furniture

Classification Term

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Dimensions:

H.50 X W.19-1/4 x D.20 in.

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H.50 X W.19-1/4 x D.20 in.

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

93.89.1

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93.89.1

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Gift of Susan Decker Barrows

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Gift of Susan Decker Barrows

Credit Line

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Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.cfm

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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.cfm"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.cfm</a>

Rights

false

Provenance:

Edward W. and Susie M. Spaulding Decker Susan Decker Barrows

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Edward W. and Susie M. Spaulding Decker Susan Decker Barrows

Provenance

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Context:

In 1913 Purcell and Elmslie built a large summer residence for Edward W. Decker, a Minneapolis banker, on a wooded lot on Lake Minnetonka. The dining room furniture is unlike any other by Purcell and Elmslie. It is constructed of pine, a wood appropriate for a summer house, with chair seats upholstered in hard-wearing horsehair, once a deep blue. The chair backs have no decorative design, letting the form tell the story. The molding on the side-rail terminals and on the feet matched that of the built-in buffets. Purcell later noted that, "Mr. Decker spent all the money that was necessary to make our architectural thesis complete in all its detail...really an integral work in every department."

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In 1913 Purcell and Elmslie built a large summer residence for Edward W. Decker, a Minneapolis banker, on a wooded lot on Lake Minnetonka. The dining room furniture is unlike any other by Purcell and Elmslie. It is constructed of pine, a wood appropriate for a summer house, with chair seats upholstered in hard-wearing horsehair, once a deep blue. The chair backs have no decorative design, letting the form tell the story. The molding on the side-rail terminals and on the feet matched that of the built-in buffets. Purcell later noted that, "Mr. Decker spent all the money that was necessary to make our architectural thesis complete in all its detail...really an integral work in every department."

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Exhibition History:

Prairie School Architecture in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, 1982 Minnesota 1900: Art and Life on the Mississippi, 1890-1915, The Minneapolis Instittute of Arts, 1994

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Prairie School Architecture in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, 1982 Minnesota 1900: Art and Life on the Mississippi, 1890-1915, The Minneapolis Instittute of Arts, 1994

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Related Multimedia Description:

Unified Vision: In the late 19th century, Louis Sullivan conceived the idea of an authentic American architecture suited to the needs of people living in the modern age.Employing his principles of unified design, Sullivan's followers, including Frank Lloyd Wright, William Gray Purcell, and George Grant Elmslie, developed what is now known as the Prairie School.Unified Vision explores these modern concepts through the exemplary Prairie School collection at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

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Unified Vision: In the late 19th century, Louis Sullivan conceived the idea of an authentic American architecture suited to the needs of people living in the modern age.Employing his principles of unified design, Sullivan's followers, including Frank Lloyd Wright, William Gray Purcell, and George Grant Elmslie, developed what is now known as the Prairie School.Unified Vision explores these modern concepts through the exemplary Prairie School collection at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

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