The Art of Seating: Two Hundred Years of American Design

The Art of Seating, organized by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville and the Jacobsen Collection of American Art, presents a survey of exceptional American chair design from the early 19th century to the present day. The chair is experienced not only as a functional item, but as sculptural in view—the chair as art.

Each of the approximately 40 chairs in the exhibition are chosen for their beauty and historical context with important social, economic, political and cultural influences. Selections from The Jacobsen Collection of American Art are joined by contemporary designs offering a stylistic journey in furniture with show-stoppers by John Henry Belter, George Hunzinger, Herter Brothers, Stickley Brothers, Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles & Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi, and Frank Gehry among others.

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Specifications:

Number of Works:	More than 40 chairs with their accompanying pedestals
Curator:	Ben Thompson, Curator at The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville
Organized by:	The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville and the Jacobsen Collection of American Art Special thanks to Andrew VanStyn, Director of Acquisitions, Conservation and Photography for the Jacobsen Collection
Approximate size:	3,000- 5,000 square feet
Security:	Moderate security
Fee:	$17,000 plus outgoing shipping
Reduced fee period:	$6,750 plus outgoing shipping for 6 weeks, September 2012 to October 2012
Shipping:	IA&A makes all arrangements; exhibitors pay outgoing costs within the contiguous US
Booking Time:	8 weeks
Tour:	June 2011 - December 2016
Availability:	September 2012 - October 2012 January 2015 - December 2016
Contact:	Nicole Byers