EXHIBITIONS BY YEAR
MoMA Staff
Director
Installer
Enrico Peressutti
Italian, 1908–1976
Artists
New York Times Review of the exhibition
PUBLISHED
12 August 1953
CENTURY OF CHAIRS SHOWN AT MUSEUM; 13 Examples of Evolution of Thonet Designs Included in Modern Art Exhibit
By Betty PEPIS
The gradual evolution of the modern chair over the last century is traced in a small but interesting exhibition opening today to the public at the Museum of Modern Art. Devoted to the production of one company, Thonet Brothers, Inc., a pioneer in chair designs, the display includes thirteen chairs designed and made between 1836 and 1952, and much supplemental photographic material showing these chairs and other Thornet furnishings in use.
New York Times • page 20 • 734 words