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From 9/20 through 9/23, visitors may only enter through the John R entrance. All other entrances, plus the museum grounds, Kirby St and Farnsworth St will be closed during this time for Concours d'Elegance.

Pedestal Chair, 1956

  • Eero Saarinen, Finnish, 1910-1961

Cast aluminum, plastic coating, plastic reinforced with fiberglass, upholstery, and latex foam

  • Overall: 32 × 19 1/2 × 22 inches (81.3 × 49.5 × 55.9 cm)

Founders Society Purchase with funds from the Bequest of W. Hawkins Ferry

1989.11.5

Estate of W. Hawkins Ferry

1989-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Eero Saarinen, Pedestal Chair, 1956, cast aluminum, plastic coating, plastic reinforced with fiberglass, upholstery, and latex foam. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase with funds from the Bequest of W. Hawkins Ferry, 1989.11.5.