Fireplace and Door

Primary Creator
Designer: Esherick, Wharton
Contributor(s)
Properties
Era1901-2000
Height96
StyleOther
Width132
Name of Work Fireplace and Door
Production Date 1936c.
Production Location


Current Location


Media Types carved oak, copper, iron, Stone
General Notes Note the nail details on the floor on either side of the fireplace, that echoes the radiating lines of the main walls.

Description

A highly original geometric composition of radiating wood lines forming an organic whole for the massive fireplace surround and adjacent double doorway.

Theme

Emotional Sum or Sense-of-life

Very orderly exuberance, via "explosive" geometry

Context Information

Tags

interior design

Scale