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Collections

Ricardo Blanco
Silla Plaka (Folding Chair)circa 1977

On view:
Geffen Galleries, The Stuff of Alchemy: Plastic in Art
Folding chair made entirely of clear acrylic, photographed at a three-quarter angle, with scissor-fold legs and a cutout backrest panel
Clear acrylic or injection-molded plastic rectangular object with rounded corners, featuring nested U-shaped channels and two small metal hinge or clasp components at the top, photographed against a white background.
Artist or Maker
Ricardo Blanco
Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1940-2017
Title
Silla Plaka (Folding Chair)
Place Made
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Date Made
circa 1977
Medium
Acrylic
Dimensions
Approx. dims when closed flat: 31 1/2 × 19 11/16 × 1 3/8 in. (80.01 × 50,01 × 3.49 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art Deaccession Fund
Accession Number
M.2016.231
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Latin American Art