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    Bentwood armchair from a church in Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Adams-Harris, Vanessa
    Snow's Consignment Store, American, founded 1995
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    late 19th-early 20th century
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    Medium
    wood and metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 38 1/2 × 20 1/2 × 17 3/4 in. (97.8 × 52.1 × 45.1 cm)
    Description
    A bentwood armchair purportedly belonging to a black church in Tulsa that was looted during the Tulsa Riot of 1921. The chair has curved arm rests. The arm rests are attached to the chair back and seat with oval-shaped, metal cleats. Both uprights at the sides of the chair back are also attached to the seat and to the top rail. The chair back has seven (7) rungs at the back. The chair also has two (2) horizontal rungs on the proper left and proper right sides, connecting the proper left and proper right legs. There are two (2) additional rungs at the back connecting the rear legs. At the front is only one (1) rung at the top between the front legs. The chair seat is a square shape with curved corners. The seat is has been slightly molded towards the back to support the sitter. The chair back curves out toward the arm rests.
    Place collected
    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Religious and Sacred Objects
    Type
    armchairs
    Topic
    American West
    Race relations
    Race riots
    Religious groups
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vanessa Adams-Harris, citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
    Object number
    2014.22
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5617962ce-f64e-4409-a59f-185b871e90ad
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