Not Quite a Chair

Not Quite a Chair

Photograph

Basil C. Levine

Maker
American, 1928–2011

Not Quite a Chair

ca. 1980
Gelatin silver print
Image: 11 7/8 × 7 15/16 in. (30.1 × 20.2 cm)
Paper: 11 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (30.1 × 25.1 cm)
Gift of Jonathan Levine, 2024
2024.0041.0031
Inscriptions Typed in black ink on paper taped to verso and folded to recto BC: NOT QUITE A CHAIR, but on their way to becoming chairs, these wood frames are in- \ spected by David Pugh for grain patterns and tint at the Steelcase office furniture \ manufacturing plant in Grand Rapids Mich. With the addition of upholstery, the \ finished product has the appearence of residential furniture. Th company says \ interior designers often specify wooden furniture to create an attractive home-like \ atmosphere in offices. \ -0- \ From: John A. DeMilia \ Carl Byoir & Associates, Inc. \ 380 Madison Avenue (212) 986-6100 \ New York, New York 10017 \ For: STEELCASE INC. \ Slug: NOT QUITE A CHAIR \ Neg. No.: BOI 104-R5-58 \ 2384
Printed on verso OA: THIS PAPER \ MANUFACTURED \ BY KODAK
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