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Armless chair with striped upholstery in a blue and yellow variegated striped pattern.

Chair, 1929–30, Joseph Urban (American, b. Austria, 1872–1933), designer, Mallin Furniture Co. (American, 1929–1953), manufacturer, Sarah Mason Walden (American, b. 1976), designer of reproduction fabric, Dyenamix Inc. (American, est. 1991), fabric prin printer, lacquered pine and modern upholstery fabric, Gift of Mrs. Thomas J. Reis, 1973.766

Verbal Description

 

Hello, my name is Rick Young and I am a Gallery Attendant at the museum. I will be reading the verbal description for the Chair in Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom by Joseph Urban.

This Chair from 1929-30 is lacquered pine and has modern upholstery fabric. It was designed by Joseph Urban, an Austrian-born American who lived from 1872 to 1933. The chair was manufactured by the Mallin Furniture Company, an American manufacturer active from 1929 to 1953. Sarah Mason Walden designed the reproduction fabric, she is an American, born in 1976. It was printed by Dyenamix Inc, an American company established in 1991. The Chair was a gift of Mrs. Thomas J. Reis. The accession number is 1973.766

Label Copy

 

Hello, my name is Rick Young and I am a Gallery Attendant at the museum. I will be reading the label for the Chair in Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom by Joseph Urban.

This Chair from 1929-30 is lacquered pine and has modern upholstery fabric. It was designed by Joseph Urban, an Austrian-born American who lived from 1872 to 1933. The chair was manufactured by the Mallin Furniture Company an American manufacturer active from 1929 to 1953. The reproduction fabric was designed by Sarah Mason Walden, an American born in 1976. It was printed by Dyenamix Inc, an American company established in 1991. The Chair was a gift of Mrs. Thomas J. Reis. The accession number is 1973.766

This chair was used by Elaine Wormser at her desk, which was not re-created for the exhibition. It is identical to the chair used at her dressing table. When these chairs arrived at the art museum in 1973, their original upholstery had been removed, and their seats were re-covered in a dark, heavier fabric. Once the vibrantly striped reproduction fabric was created, Textile Conservator Chandra Obie Linn removed the later upholstery and re-covered the seats so that the chairs more closely represent Joseph Urban’s original vision.

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