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R. M. (Rudolph Michael) Schindler
Set of Four Dining Chairs with Backs from the Shep Commission Los Angeles1936-1938

Not on view
Wooden armless chair with geometric panel construction in honey-toned wood, fitted with thick raspberry-colored ribbed fabric cushions on seat and back

Rudolph Michael Schindler, Set of Four Dining Chairs with Backs from the Shep Commission Los Angeles, 1936-1938, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ruth Shep Polen, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
R. M. (Rudolph Michael) Schindler
Title
Set of Four Dining Chairs with Backs from the Shep Commission Los Angeles
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1936-1938
Medium
Gumwood and wool upholstery (replaced)
Dimensions
29 x 18 x 25 in. (73.66 x 45.72 x 63.50 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ruth Shep Polen
Accession Number
AC1995.81.4-.7
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography

  • Barron, Stephanie, S. Bernstein and I. S. Fort, with essays by Stephanie Barron, Sherri Bernstein, M. Dear, Howard N. Fox and Richard Rodriguez. Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity, 1900-2000. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Berkeley: University of California Press, Berkeley, 2000.