COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MIA_.93.54
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MIA_.93.54
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Purcell, William Gray
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Purcell, William Gray
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
North American; American
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North American; American
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
designer
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designer
Creator Role
false
Creator Dates/Places:
1880 - 1965
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1880 - 1965
Creator Dates/Places
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Gender:
M
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M
Gender
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Creator Name-CRT:
William Gray Purcell
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William Gray Purcell
Creator Name-CRT
false
Creator Name:
Elmslie, George Grant
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Elmslie, George Grant
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
North American; American
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North American; American
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
designer
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designer
Creator Role
false
Gender:
M
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M
Gender
false
Creator Birth Place:
Scotland
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Scotland
Creator Birth Place
false
Creator Name-CRT:
George Grant Elmslie
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George Grant Elmslie
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Armchair
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Armchair
Title
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View:
Front
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Front
View
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Creation Date:
about 1912 - 1913
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about 1912 - 1913
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1912
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1912
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1913
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1913
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
oak, leather
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oak, leather
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Furniture
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Furniture
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H.36-1/2 x W.24-3/8 x D.26 in.
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H.36-1/2 x W.24-3/8 x D.26 in.
Dimensions
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Component Measured:
overall
mcm
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Component Measured
false
Measurement Unit:
in
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in
Measurement Unit
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
93.54
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93.54
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Driscoll Arts Accession Fund
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The Driscoll Arts Accession Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Purcell and Elmslie designed a number of Midwestern banks. These square brick buildings with their opaque art-glass window walls embodied the qualities of solidity and stability important to bankers and their customers. The most elaborate was the Merchants National Bank of Winona, Minnesota, still in use as a bank today. Twelve chairs of this design were made for the bank directors' boardroom. Their cube-like shape echoes that of the bank building. The vertical spindle "screens" forming the sides probably influenced Purcell and Elmslie's designs of armchairs and decorative interior elements for the Edna S. Purcell residence (now the Purcell-Cutts house), in Minneapolis, designed at the same time.
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<P>Purcell and Elmslie designed a number of Midwestern banks. These square brick buildings with their opaque art-glass window walls embodied the qualities of solidity and stability important to bankers and their customers. The most elaborate was the Merchants National Bank of Winona, Minnesota, still in use as a bank today. Twelve chairs of this design were made for the bank directors' boardroom. Their cube-like shape echoes that of the bank building. The vertical spindle "screens" forming the sides probably influenced Purcell and Elmslie's designs of armchairs and decorative interior elements for the Edna S. Purcell residence (now the Purcell-Cutts house), in Minneapolis, designed at the same time.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.25305c.tif
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MIA_.25305c.tif
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