Virtual Exhibition
Pull Up a Chair:
A Selection of Chairs from Kirkland Museum’s Permanent Collection
Chairs have long been admired for both form and function. What some see as simply a place to sit, others imagine as a work of art or engineering marvel. Over the years, Kirkland Museum’s Founding Director & Curator Hugh Grant has amassed a stunning collection of chairs spanning a wide range of movements and styles. This love affair with chairs includes over 600 pieces ranging from Arts & Crafts to Postmodern. Kirkland Museum is proud to share its chairs via a carefully curated collection of digital images and detailed descriptions. 45 of the 150 chairs typically on view are included in Pull Up a Chair, a digital experience intended to amuse and inform, and leave the viewer wanting more.
Click on any chair below to learn more about it!
Armchair
Zig Zag Chair
Armchair (Model MR 534)
Siège à Dossier Basculant (No. B301)
Door Chair
Contour Armchair (Model 175D) & Ottoman
Paimio Lounge Chair (Model 41)
Diamond Chair (No. 421)
LCW (Lounge Chair Wood)
Easy Edges Side Chair (Wiggle Chair)
Low-Back Chair from the Argyle Street Tea Room
Stokke Armchair
I Feltri Chair
Ribbon Chair (Model 582) & Ottoman
Armchair from the First-Class Dining Room of the S.S. Normandie
Cone Chair
Embryo Chair
MAgriTTA Chair
Furniture Suite
Tulip Chair
Arabesque Lounge Chair
Egg Chair
Red / Blue Armchair
Airline Chair
Armchair
Getsuen (Lily) Chair
Bent Wood Armchair
Tulip Armchair (Model 150)
Side Chair
High-Back Dining Chair
B 263 Side Chair
Dining Chair from the Broad Margin House
Chair from the William R. Heath House
Side Chair
Bouloum Lounge Chair
Drouant Chair (Model 1NR)
LC/4 Chaise Longue
Conference Armchair from Chandigarh, India
Pony Chair
Seven Ball Bentwood Side Chair (No. 371)
Armchair for the Smoking Room, Argyle Street Tea Rooms
Chair from the Grand Salon of the S.S. Normandie
RAR (Rocking Armchair Rod)
Zephyr Chair
Fried Egg Chair
This virtual exhibition was curated by Christopher Herron, with research by Becca Goodrum and page design by Maya Wright.
