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Paimio Armchair 41

Alvar Aalto

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Artist
Alvar Aalto
Date
Designed 1930/33; Made 1930/39
Medium
Bent and laminated birchwood
Dimensions
63.5 × 60.4 × 86.4 cm (25 × 23 3/4 × 34 in.)
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Credit
Cornelia Conger Endowment; purchased with funds provided by Helen Johnson; purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Joseph Regenstein by exchange; European Decorative Arts Purchase Fund

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Cite this work

Alvar Aalto, Paimio Armchair 41, Designed 1930/33; Made 1930/39, Bent and laminated birchwood, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.

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Cornelia Conger Endowment; purchased with funds provided by Helen Johnson; purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Joseph Regenstein by exchange; European Decorative Arts Purchase Fund

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