John W. Ayers / Easy chair / c. 1903

John W. Ayers
Easy chair
c. 1903
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Creator Name: Ayers John
Creator Qualifier: Attributed to
Creator Nationality: American
Creator Role: Maker
Creator Dates/Places: 1890 - 1913
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: John W. Ayers
Creator Name: Wright Frank
Creator Role: Designer
Creator Dates/Places: 1867 - 1959
Creator Name-CRT: Frank Lloyd Wright
Title: Easy chair
View: 3/4 view
Creation Start Date: 1893
Creation End Date: 1913
Creation Date: c. 1903
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Furniture
Materials and Techniques: Oak, plant fiber cushion fill, replacement cloth upholstery
Dimensions: H.30 x W.31-11/16 x D.26-11/16 in.
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 85.39
Credit Line: Gift of Ruth L. and Walter Swardenski
Copyright: (c)2001 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.cfm and http://www.arsny.org
Provenance: Francis and Mary Little Mr. and Mrs. Robert ClarkMr. and Mrs. Frank FosterMr. and Mrs. Chalres BuehlerRuth L. and Walter Swardaenski
Style or Period Terms: Prairie School
Context: Frank Lloyd Wright created this easy chair for a house he designed in Peoria, Illinois. Wright's client, Francis W. Little, became his close friend and financial supporter. A decade later, Wright built a second home for Little, overlooking Lake Minnetonka in Deephaven, Minnesota; the hallway from that house is displayed in this gallery.
Link to Multimedia: http://www.artsmia.org/mia/qtvr/00/mia_2
Related Multimedia Description: Unified Vision: In the late 19th century, Louis Sullivan conceived the idea of an authentic American architecture suited to the needs of people living in the modern age.Employing his principles of unified design, Sullivan's followers, including Frank Lloyd Wright, William Gray Purcell, and George Grant Elmslie, developed what is now known as the Prairie School.Unified Vision explores these modern concepts through the exemplary Prairie School collection at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Link to Multimedia: http://www.artsmia.org/unified_vision/
AMICA ID: MIA_.85.39
AMICA Library Year: 2003
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