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anatomy of a chair: ruth francken's "homme" chair
L' HOMME(The Man)Ruth Francken 1971
"The procedure to create this unique chair is supervised by the artist.A limited edition of the chair in various colored plasticmaterial was sponsored by Scte. Eric and Xiane Germain, ParisThe base is made of stainless steel tubing.The plaster is made directly on the model.""The cast, smoothed and finished is propped so that the base can be determined.""Plaster model, rear view.""Plaster model, front view.""CHAIR: L'HOMME in polyester with stainless steel base."Photos by Jack NisbergI don't know if you can read the result,but it is $91,243.00!
(In 2008)Ruth Francken1924-2006
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OH WAIT!and this:Ruth Francken"Lilith"1970Photograph and metal on canvas
Gotta like that....