id:			162971
accession number:	2003.4.1
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.4.1
updated:		2022-01-04 17:33:22.592000

Armchair from "The Kem Weber Group", designed 1928-1929. Kem (Karl Emanuel Martin) Weber (American, b. Germany, 1889–1963), Grand Rapids Chair Company (American). Painted wood with synthetic leather; overall: 105.4 x 53.4 x 50.8 cm (41 1/2 x 21 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Fund 2003.4.1

title:				Armchair from "The Kem Weber Group"
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creation date:			designed 1928-1929
creation date earliest:		1928
creation date latest:		1928
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creditline:			The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Fund
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culture:	America, Michigan, Grand Rapids, 20th century
technique:	painted wood with synthetic leather
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Furniture
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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CREATORS

* Kem (Karl Emanuel Martin) Weber (American, b. Germany, 1889–1963)  - designed by

* Grand Rapids Chair Company (American)  - manufacturer

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measurements: Overall: 105.4 x 53.4 x 50.8 cm (41 1/2 x 21 x 20 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s
	opening date:   2017-04-07T00:00:00
	<i>The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s</i>. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY (April 7-August 20, 2017); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 30, 2017-January 14, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY (4/7/2017 - 8/20/2017) and The Cleveland Museum of Art, OH (9/30/2017 - 1/14/2018): "The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s"

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wall description: 
This chair and sideboard by Kem Weber combine the linear impact of urban architecture with decorative detailing inspired by Mayan temples, the two most influential visual references used by modernist designers in the late 1920s.
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