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Chair

Jens RisomWW-1942-156252
1942·birch with cotton webbing·Overall: 78.7 x 44.5 x 50.8 cm (31 x 17 1/2 x 20 in.)

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.)

Artist

Jens Risom
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.

Copenhagen, Denmark

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Record

Verified by WattsOS
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

Source
cleveland
Status
verified

Artist

Jens Risom

Jens Risom

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