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1923

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Drawing, Living Room Chair, Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas

This is a Drawing. It was architect: Frank Lloyd Wright. It is dated 1923 and we acquired it in 1983. Its medium is graphite on cream paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Smithsonian Regents Collections Acquisition and Friends of Drawings and Prints Funds.

Its dimensions are

22.7 x 32 cm (8 15/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, right: 2 of these (all underlined); lower right corner: Large Easy Chair - Living Rm./ Designed for Mr. H. J. Allen/ Niedecken-Walbrige Co./ Interior Architects (all underlined).

Cite this object as

Drawing, Living Room Chair, Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas; Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959); USA; graphite on cream paper; 22.7 x 32 cm (8 15/16 x 12 5/8 in.); Museum purchase from Smithsonian Regents Collections Acquisition and Friends of Drawings and Prints Funds; 1983-1-35

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