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The Art of Seating 200 Years of American Design at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville

The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville presents The Art of Seating 200 Years of American Design on view January 21, 2011 — April 3, 2011.

“The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design” at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, a cultural resource of the University of North Florida, presents the history, innovation and construction of American chair design. Curated from a private collection, this exhibit showcases important selections from the 1800s to the present by designers and manufactures including John Henry Belter; George Hunzinger; the Herter Brothers; the Stickley Brothers; Frank Lloyd Wright; Charles and Ray Eames; Isamu Noguchi; Frank Gehry; Knoll; Herman Miller; Steelcase and others.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, a private non-profit visual arts educational institution and cultural resource of the University of North Florida, serves the community and its visitors through exhibitions, collections, educational programs, and publications designed to enhance an understanding and appreciation of modern and contemporary art with particular emphasis on works created from 1960 to the present.

Image: “Easy Edges” Line Designed by Frank Gehry Manufactured by Easy Edges, Inc. High Stool, 1971 Photo by Michael Koryta

www.mocajacksonville.org

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