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Jens RisomWW-1942-156252
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Loughrey
Catalogue
- Year
- 1942
- Dimensions
- Overall: 78.7 x 44.5 x 50.8 cm (31 x 17 1/2 x 20 in.)
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Artist
- Jens Risom
Artist

Jens Risom
Jens Risom was an American designer and furniture maker who shaped postwar domestic modernism through clean-lined wooden chairs and tables that synthesized Scandinavian craftsmanship with American production methods. Born in Denmark and based in the United States from the 1940s onward, his work established a vocabulary of accessible modernist furniture that defined mid-century American interiors. Risom's designs prioritized structural clarity and material honesty, employing solid wood and simple joinery to create pieces that were both visually restrained and functionally robust.
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- Jens Risom
- Year
- 1942
- Dimensions
- Overall: 78.7 x 44.5 x 50.8 cm (31 x 17 1/2 x 20 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1942-156252
Source
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Source
- cleveland
- Reference
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- Status
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