Wallace Nutting

Braced Bow Back Windsor Chair

Maker

Wallace Nutting (American, 1861-1941)

Title

Braced Bow Back Windsor Chair

Year

ca. 1920

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

maple, oak, pine

Dimensions

97.2 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm (38 1/4 x 20 x 20 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Bank of America Corporate Collection

Object Number

2003.138.1

Type

Exhibition History

United Histories
Mar 23, 2018 – Aug 12, 2018

Label copy

This pairing combines a Windsor chair-a design associated with colonial America-with a two-part sculpture inspired by Wilson’s 12-hour opera The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin (1973). Together, these works suggest how the past, present, and future history of the United States has been affected by its relationship with Russia, from the Cold War to controversies surrounding the most recent presidential election. The placement here echoes the seating arrangements at meetings between heads of the two states.

[see also: 83.151.2]

Spindles and Spokes
Windsor Chairs and Their Legacy in America
Feb 20, 2004 – Apr 25, 2004

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Tombstone

Wallace Nutting (American, 1861-1941)
Braced Bow Back Windsor Chair, ca. 1920
Pine, maple and oak
97.2 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm (38 1/4 x 20 x 20 inches)
Gift of Bank of America Corporate Collection 2003.138.1

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