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Alvar Aalto

Armchair (model 31)

Maker

Alvar Aalto (Finnish, 1898-1976), designer

Title

Armchair (model 31)

Year

1931-32

Medium

  • Laminated birch and paint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Laminated birch and paint

Materials

birch, paint

Geography

Place Made: Finland

Dimensions

66.7 x 61 x 76.8 cm (26 1/4 x 24 x 30 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: Label, embossed on underside of each foot: 938

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

84.018

Type

  • Furniture

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

Paula and Leonard Granoff Galleries
Dec 18, 2015
Zig-Zag Chairs and Wobbly Mirrors
Twentieth-Century Furniture from the RISD Museum
Feb 07, 2003 – Apr 27, 2003
Jim Isermann
Logic Rules
Nov 17, 2000 – Mar 04, 2001
The Moderns
Twentieth-Century Art from the Permanent Collection
Aug 06, 1993 – Mar 13, 1994

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Alvar Aalto (Finnish, 1898-1976), designer
Armchair (model 31), 1931-32
Laminated birch and paint
66.7 x 61 x 76.8 cm (26 1/4 x 24 x 30 1/4 inches)
Museum Collection 84.018

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