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1923

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2019

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Red Blue Chair Chair

This is a chair. It was designed by Gerrit Rietveld and fabricated by Gerard A. van de Groenekan and Gerrit Rietveld. It is dated after 1923 and we acquired it in 2019. Its medium is beechwood, plywood, paint. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 87 × 66 × 84.1 cm (34 1/4 in. × 26 in. × 33 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Red Blue Chair Chair; Designed by Gerrit Rietveld (Dutch, 1888–1964); Fabricated by Gerard A. van de Groenekan (Dutch, 1904–1994); beechwood, plywood, paint; H x W x D: 87 × 66 × 84.1 cm (34 1/4 in. × 26 in. × 33 1/8 in.); Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen; 2019-19-1

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