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Lot 517
Pair of Mission Oak Style Arm Chairs
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Late 20th century, solid quarter sawn oak, through tenon construction, slat back and seats with upholstered loose cushions, tapered arms with slat supports, straight legs with stretcher base, appear unmarked.

40 x 28 x 22 in.

Estate of Lucartha Kohler, Philadelphia, PA, and Durham, NC. Kohler studied visual arts at Carnegie Mellon Institute, Moore College of Art, and Penland School of Crafts. She specialized in glass casting but worked and taught in various other techniques (e.g., fusing/slumping, flame-working, blowing, and mosaics). Lucartha exhibited her work in more than 100 shows across the United States, Japan and Hungary, received many awards and commissions, and her work is included in important glass collections. She regularly taught courses at The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass. She authored two books about glass art that were considered seminal works in her field: Glass: An Artists Medium (1998) and Women Working in Glass (2003).

Staining to upholstery; one chair with staining to wood frame; good tight construction.