GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)

Lot 368
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ID 880128
Lot 368 | GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
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$ 5 000 – 7 000
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)

'Greenrock' Stool, 1986

American black walnut, indigo dyed linen

14 1/2 x 20 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (36.8 x 52.7 x 52.7 cm)

signed GEORGE NAKASHIMA FEB 19 1986





Provenance

Private Collection, Gardena, California, acquired directly from the artist, 1986

Adam Edelsberg, Providence, RI

Acquired directly from the above by the present owner



Literature

G. Nakashima, The Soul of A Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, New York, 1988, pp. 160, 177 (for an in situ photograph), 190-191 (for a photograph in situ)

D. E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum of the American Craft Council, New York, 1989, p. 162

M. Nakashima, Nature, Form, Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 215-216 (for period photographs in the Rockefellers' Japanese House, Pocantico Hills), 217, 226 (for a period photograph), 228 (for an in situ photograph)

T. Merril and J. Iovine, Modern American, Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam, New York, 2008, pp. 130-131 (for an in situ photograph)

T. Skinner, Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima, Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, Atglen, 2009, pp. 148-149 (for an in situ photograph)

L. Williamson, Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-Century Designers, New York, 2010, p. 46



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