George Nakashima (1905-1990)
Seagrass
Set of ten chairs
Walnut and seagrass
Creation date: circa 1940
H 66,5×L 46×P 46 cm
Bibliography:
- Renwick Gallery of the national collection of fine arts, 'Woodenworks: furniture objects by five contemporary craftsmen: George Nakashima, Sam Mallof, Wharton Esherick, Arthur Espenet Carpenter, Wendell Castle', Minnesota Museum of Arts, 1972, similar model illustrated p. 11
- Hiroshi Ogawa, 'The soul of a tree: George Nakashima', Toyama: The Museum of Modern Art, 1993, similar model illustrated p. 33
- Mira Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 82, 88, 151, 183