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Timothy S. Philbrick

Asymmetrical Table

Maker

Timothy S. Philbrick (American, 1952 - 2022)

Title

Asymmetrical Table

Year

1998

Medium

  • Cuban mahogany

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Cuban mahogany

Materials

mahogany

Dimensions

109.2 x 76.2 x 48.3 cm (43 x 30 x 19 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Chazan

Object Number

1999.87.1

Type

  • Furniture

Publications

  • Books

Chazans' Choice: Gifts of Contemporary Art to The RISD Museum

With contributions by Howard Ben Tre, Jonathan Bonner, Umberto Crenca, Salvatore Mancini.

  • Books

The Chazan Collection at the RISD Museum

144 pages: illstruations (some color), portraits; 31 cm
OCLC#: 961478259

Exhibition History

Chazans' Choice
Gifts of Contemporary Art to the RISD Museum
Feb 11, 2005 – Apr 24, 2005
Zig-Zag Chairs and Wobbly Mirrors
Twentieth-Century Furniture from the RISD Museum
Feb 07, 2003 – Apr 27, 2003
Recent Acquisitions
Inclusive and Diverse
Feb 18, 2000 – Apr 16, 2000

Label copy

Timothy Philbrick often takes inspiration from furniture created by the Townsends and Goddards, Newport's legendary master craftsmen of the 18th century. In this table, two drawers form a deeply curved front rail that recalls one of John Goddard's most distinctive table designs. At the same time, the graceful shape of the legs recalls French Art Deco furniture of the 1920s.

The mastery of such different sources of inspiration and the ability to combine them in an original design has earned Philbrick a national reputation as one of the leading furniture craftsmen of his generation. Within RISD's collection, which spans approximately three hundred years of American furniture, few pieces bridge the centuries so effectively or express so well the presence of the past in contemporary furniture design.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Timothy S. Philbrick (American, 1952 - 2022)
Asymmetrical Table, 1998
Cuban mahogany
109.2 x 76.2 x 48.3 cm (43 x 30 x 19 inches)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Chazan 1999.87.1

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