Set of Four Edward Wormley (1907-1995) for Drexel Side Chairs, High Point, North Carolina, designed c. 1950, elm frames with striped velvet upholstery, ink stamp mark "by Drexel," ht. 32 1/2, seat ht. 18 1/2, wd. 20, dp. 22 in. Note: Wormley was an American modern furniture designer. In 1926 he studied briefly at the Art Institute of Chicago and then worked as an interior designer for Marshall Fields & Company. In 1944, while working for Dunbar, Wormley led their Modern focus incorporating European and Scandinavian influences into their lines. The result was furniture that was sophisticated yet mainstream, and very successful.
Set of Four Edward Wormley (1907-1995) for Drexel Side Chairs, High Point, North Carolina, designed c. 1950, elm frames with striped velvet upholstery, ink stamp mark "by Drexel," ht. 32 1/2, seat ht. 18 1/2, wd. 20, dp. 22 in. Note: Wormley was an American modern furniture designer. In 1926 he studied briefly at the Art Institute of Chicago and then worked as an interior designer for Marshall Fields & Company. In 1944, while working for Dunbar, Wormley led their Modern focus incorporating European and Scandinavian influences into their lines. The result was furniture that was sophisticated yet mainstream, and very successful.
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