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Bench with back

(American, 1905–1990)
1979
Object PlaceNew Hope, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/TechniqueWalnut, hickory
Dimensions79.4 x 215.3 x 87.0 cm (31 1/4 x 84 3/4 x 34 1/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Deborah M. Noonan Foundation
Accession number1979.275
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Provenance1979, sold by the artist to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 20, 1979)
CopyrightGEORGE NAKASHIMA, WOODWORKER, S.A.
Either 1979.273 or 1979.274
George Nakashima
1979
Either 1979.273 or 1979.274
George Nakashima
1979
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Server
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Group shot: 1982.624-5
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1982
Group shot: 1982.624-5
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