The historical chairs in Education Hall are valuable pieces of Modernist history. This exhibit describes the chairs and their historical context. We’ve adopted augmented reality to tell the story while visitors examine the chairs.
GERRIT RIETVELD – RED BLUE CHAIR:
“The Red Blue Chair” is one of architect Gerrit Rietveld most famous piece of furniture and has become an iconic symbol of modern design. It is made of beech wood and plywood, painted with ebony lacquer and aniline stains. He originally designed this chair in 1918 but painted it red and blue in 1921 in association with the De Stijl movement. This chair challenges conventional seating through intersecting planes and primary colors to create a dynamic visual language, functional yet aesthetically eye-catching. Today, this chair continues to inspire designers to reconsider the boundaries between art and everyday objects.
LE CORBUSIER - “LC4" CHAISE LOUNGE CHAIR:
The “LC4 Chaise Lounge” was designed by architect Le Corbusier in collaboration with Charlotte Perriand and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret. It is chrome-plated and made of varnished steel, fabric, steel springs, and rubber. It was originally designed in 1928 but is still seen as an iconic piece of furniture that revolutionized the concept of relaxation with its ergonomic shape and minimalist aesthetic. It has an adjustable reclining mechanism which allows the user to lounge in multiple positions. This chair remains an iconic piece of furniture and shows how influential and impactful Le Corbusier has been on architectural buildings and even furniture.
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When beginning historical research, look to databases that provide overview for person, place or point in time,
Original Images by YOU or your GROUP Project: Either (at minimum) state your full name and year as the caption or, if you choose no captions, put a statement at the top of your reference list claiming, "All uncredited images were created by the author/designer of this project." If an image was created by a single individual, it's best to credit their name in the caption. If an image was created with multiple people's input but not the entire group, credit the contributing members in the caption.
![[Frances Benjamin Johnston, full-length portrait, seated in front of fireplace, facing left, holding cigarette in one hand and a beer stein in the other, in her Washington, D.C. studio]](https://d2jv02qf7xgjwx.cloudfront.net/accounts/90420/images/service-pnp-cph-3b10000-3b11000-3b11800-3b11893r.jpg)
Image Creator. | Image Title and/or Description | Image Medium. Image Container
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, photographer. Frances Benjamin Johnston, full-length portrait, seated in front of fireplace, facing left, holding cigarette in one hand and a beer stein in the other, in her Washington, D.C. studio. Washington D.C, 1896. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/98502934/.
See also this description from OWL Purdue, 'Other Source...' which is a formal citation,
The credit line in the above example includes the medium because it's added information about the image, an added bonus to the credit line, but not mandatory.
"If you viewed the artwork on the museum's website, treat the name of the website as the container and include the website's publisher and the URL at the end of the citation. Omit publisher information if it is the same as the name of the website. Note the period after the date below, rather than the comma: this is because the date refers to the painting's original creation, rather than to its publication on the website. Thus, MLA format considers it an "optional element."
Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800. Museo del Prado, museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-family-of-carlos-iv/f47898fc-aa1c-48f6-a779-71759e417e74.
Reverse Image Search: If you're wondering about the origin of an uncredited image,search engines like Google and TinEye allow you to search using the image itself so you can see other places where it exists on the web.
