This week, WKNO's Culture Desk takes a look at a chair in the Brooks Museumthat could either fetch a pretty penny at an auction or be used to make house guests feel extremely unwelcome. Curator Stanton Thomas explains why this architecturally significant piece of furniture was both loved and hated by its owners.
Tall Back Chair, 1904
Artist: Frank Lloyd Wright , American, 1867 - 1959
Medium: Oak
52 x 16 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (132.1 x 41.3 x 48.9 cm)
Credit Line: Memphis Brooks Museum of Art purchase with funds provided through exchange by Mary Ann Robinson and the Decorative Arts Trust
Object Number: 86.21