George Nakashima

1958
American black walnut, hickory.
80 x 243.5 x 63 cm (31 1/2 x 95 7/8 x 24 3/4 in.)
Executed by George Nakashima Woodworker, New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States. Together with a copy of the original order card, invoice and artist's sketch.

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Provenance:
Beverly and Melvin Pollock, Pittsburgh, acquired directly from George Nakashima Woodworker, 1958
Wright, Chicago, 'Important Design', 7 June 2012, lot 158
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature:
Lee Nordness, u003cemu003eOBJECTS: USAu003c/emu003e, New York, 1970, p. 263 for a similar example
George Nakashima, u003cemu003eThe Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflectionsu003c/emu003e, New York, 1981, p. 151, 164-65 for similar examples
Derek E. Ostergard, u003cemu003eGeorge Nakashima: Full Circleu003c/emu003e, exh. cat., American Craft Museum, New York, 1989, p. 157 for a similar example
Mira Nakashima, u003cemu003eNature, Form u0026 Spirit, The Life and Legacy of George Nakashimau003c/emu003e, New York, 2003, pp. 147, 173, 176 for similar examples