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George Nelson

George Nelson

American, 1908

WA-00028672

Painting

Representation

None documented

13

Institutional Exhibitions

19

Works in Collection

29

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

70%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ1507993 ULAN500017574

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967–1968

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Philip L. Goodwin Galleries of Architecture and Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

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Good Design: 5th Anniversary

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1955

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Good Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1953

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De Stijl

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1952–1953

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Good Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1952

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Architecture in the New York Area

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1952

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Good Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1951–1952

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Good Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950–1951

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Modern Art in Your Life

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1949

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Integrated Building: Kitchen, Bathroom, and Storage

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1945

Field Verification (2 fields)

2 cross-verified · 0 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%✓

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4257
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (19)

Editor 2 Electric Typewriter

Editor 2 Electric Typewriter

1968 · Die-cast aluminum casing

7 1/4 x 19 7/8 x 15 3/8" (18.4 x 50.5 x 39 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sling Sofa

1963 · Chrome-plated tubular steel and leather upholstery

29 3/4 x 87 x 30" (75.5 x 221 x 76.2 cm)

Sling Sofa

1963 · Chrome-plated tubular steel and leather upholstery

29 3/4 x 87 x 30" (75.5 x 221 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1953 · Printed cotton

62 1/2 × 52 1/2 in. (158.8 × 133.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Pretzel" Armchair

1952 · Laminated birch plywood, walnut veneer

31 in. × 22 1/2 in. × 20 1/4 in. (78.7 × 57.2 × 51.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Basket Wall Clock (model no. 2215)

Basket Wall Clock (model no. 2215)

1952 · Wicker, wood, enameled metal, metal, and clock parts

Diam.: 28.3 cm (11 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1951 · Cast iron

13 x 8 1/4 x 17" (33 x 21 x 43.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Asterisk Wall Clock

Asterisk Wall Clock

1950 · Painted zinc-plated steel

10 × 10 × 3" (25.4 × 25.4 × 7.6 cm)

Asterisk Wall Clock

Asterisk Wall Clock

1950 · Painted zinc-plated steel

10 × 10 × 3" (25.4 × 25.4 × 7.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Mobile Table (model 5152)

Mobile Table (model 5152)

1949 · Iron and plastic

24 3/4 x 24 1/2 x 17 1/4" (62.9 x 62.2 x 43.8 cm)

Mobile Table (model 5152)

Mobile Table (model 5152)

1949 · Iron and plastic

24 3/4 x 24 1/2 x 17 1/4" (62.9 x 62.2 x 43.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tray Table (model 4950)

Tray Table (model 4950)

1948 · Molded plywood and steel

19 1/2 x 15 13/16 x 15 13/16" (49.5 x 40.2 x 40.2 cm)

Tray Table (model 4950)

Tray Table (model 4950)

1948 · Molded plywood and steel

19 1/2 x 15 13/16 x 15 13/16" (49.5 x 40.2 x 40.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lamp

1936 · graphite on paper

overall: 29.8 x 22.8 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Gate-legged Table

Gate-legged Table

1936 · watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paper

overall: 21.8 x 22.9 cm (8 9/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 26"high. See data sheet.

National Gallery of Art

Side Chair

1936 · watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

sheet: 30 × 23 cm (11 13/16 × 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 37 1/4"high, 21 1/4"wide

National Gallery of Art

Straw Bottom Chair

Straw Bottom Chair

1936 · watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

overall: 30.1 x 22.7 cm (11 7/8 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 37 3/4" high, 14 3/4" wide.

National Gallery of Art

Marble Top Table

Marble Top Table

1935 · graphite and colored pencil on paper

overall: 22.9 x 29 cm (9 x 11 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given

National Gallery of Art

Marble Top Table

Marble Top Table

1935 · watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paper

overall: 22.7 x 28.8 cm (8 15/16 x 11 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

19 published of 27 catalogued · 23 with image

MoMA
10 publishedof 12 catalogued10 img
Nga
6 published6 img
The Met
2 published
Art Institute Chicago
1 publishedof 7 catalogued7 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Sling Sofa
1963 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Tray Table (model 4950)
1948 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Asterisk Wall Clock
1950 · MoMA · 1 prov
MoMA·title
Mobile Table (model 5152)
1949 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Coconut Chair (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4

Collections4

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

Market

Auction sale history

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