Side Chair

Frank Lloyd Wright American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

In 1900 Frank Lloyd Wright received a commission from manufacturer Ward Winfield Willits (1859–1950) to design a new house in Highland Park, Illinois. The house and its accompanying furnishings are recognized today as Wright’s first residential masterpiece in the Prairie School style. This chair was designed as part of the dining room suite and, like all of the house’s furnishings, it served as an integral part of the architectural scheme. The arrangement of the high-back dining room chairs around an imposing table created a setting that Wright deemed appropriate for formal dining.

Side Chair, Frank Lloyd Wright (American, Richland Center, Wisconsin 1867–1959 Phoenix, Arizona), Oak, American

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Side Chair, Frank Lloyd Wright (American, Richland Center, Wisconsin 1867–1959 Phoenix, Arizona), Oak, American
Side Chair, Frank Lloyd Wright (American, Richland Center, Wisconsin 1867–1959 Phoenix, Arizona), Oak, American

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