Early L. & J. G. Stickley Furniture by L. & J. G. Stickley

Author:L. & J. G. Stickley
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780486158587
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2012-10-13T04:00:00+00:00

Fig. 8. Living room in house by Walter Burley Griffin, with furniture by L. & J. G. Stickley.

Fig. 9. Prairie settle. Photograph used by permission of Christie’s, New York.

Fig. 10. Prairie chair. Private collection.

The Morris chair, no. 473 (Fig. 11), exemplifies these aesthetics. It is similar to Wright’s 1903 Willits House armchair (Fig. 12) in that the transparency created by the spindles blurs the vertical boundaries without impeding the eye. The L. & J. G. Stickley chair, however, adheres perhaps even more strictly to Prairie-style principles by working only in horizontals and verticals, avoiding the curves seen in Wright’s piece. The transparency of the Stickley piece is further enhanced by grouping the spindles in the center and leaving open space on either side. Furthermore, this piece was designed as a Morris chair, with an adjustable back for individual comfort.

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