2010.22, Gustav Stickley, Armchair, designed c. 1903

This inlaid chair from 1903 reflects a deep appreciation of progressive English and continental furniture, but nonetheless captures a nostalgic sense of simplicity and forthright character—cornerstones of Gustav Stickley’s philosophy of design. As early as 1895, with the introduction of a Thebes stool copied from English retailer Liberty & Co. of London, Stickley and his designers looked to England for inspiration in creating their Arts and Crafts furnishings. Most of the works his firm produced from 1900 to around 1913 were careful distillations of multiple influences upon form and ornament, resulting in highly innovative “artistic” works.

Kevin Tucker, Label text (2010.22), North Gallery, 2011.

Until 2008: Cathers & Dembrosky (Robert Kaplan), Ramsey New Jersey [1]

From 2008: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above [1]

[1] See the invoice in the email from Robert Kaplan to Laure McGill (dated May 24, 2010, copy in Collections Records Object File) and Dallas Museum of Art purchase order (dated June 4, 2010, copy in Collections Records Object File). 

Victoria and Albert Museum ~View Liberty & Co.'s Thebes stool, an example of English Arts and Crafts design copied by Gustav Stickley's Craftsman Workshops.  

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