Artist Monograph

Pierre Paulin, French

French, 1927–2009

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Textile	7	70%
Other Media	2	20%
Sculpture	1	10%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	9	90%
Large (1–3 m)	1	10%

Range: 64.8 cm → 100.3 cm (largest side)

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 10 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Ring Armchair (model 273) Design Acc. 449.2008	1953-1954	Tubular steel and cotton canvas	26 1/2 x 32 3/4 x 26" (67.3 x 83.2 x 66 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Azzedine Alaia and the Suzanne Slesin Purchase Fund
Butterfly Chair (model 675) Design Acc. 450.2008	1963	Tubular steel and leather	25 5/8 x 31 1/2" (65.1 x 80 cm), seat h. 13 1/2" (34.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Pierre and Maïa Paulin and the Suzanne Slesin Purchase Fund
Mushroom Chair (model 560) Design Acc. 451.2008	1963	Tubular steel frame, latex foam, and stretch fabric	26 1/2 x 35 1/2" (67.3 x 90.2 cm), seat h. 15 3/4" (40 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Pierre and Maïa Paulin and the Suzanne Slesin Purchase Fund
Chair (model 300) Design Acc. 1230.1968	1965-66	Fiberglass-reinforced polyester and stretch fabric-covered latex foam	23 x 32 x 28" (58.4 x 81.3 x 71.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer and Turner-T Ltd.
Ribbon Chair (model 582) Design Acc. 452.2008	1966	Tubular steel frame, latex foam, stretch fabric, and painted wood base	28 1/4 x 39 1/2 x 33" (71.8 x 100.3 x 83.8 cm), seat h. 15 1/2" (39.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Dominique Paulin and the Suzanne Slesin Purchase Fund
Tongue Chair (model 577) Design Acc. 1231.1968	1967-1968	Wool knit fabric, latex foam on tubular steel frame	25 1/2 x 35 7/16" (64.8 x 90 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer and Turner-T Ltd.
Tongue Chair (model 577) Design Acc. 453.2008.1	1967	Tubular steel frame with stretch fabric-covered latex foam	25 1/4 x 33 1/2" (64.1 x 85.1 cm), seat h. 14" (35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Artifort and the Suzanne Slesin Purchase Fund
Tongue Chair (model 577) Design Acc. 453.2008.2	1967	Tubular steel frame with stretch fabric-covered latex foam	25 1/4 x 33 1/2" (64.1 x 85.1 cm), seat h. 14" (35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Artifort and the Suzanne Slesin Purchase Fund
Tongue Chair (model 577) Design Acc. 453.2008.3	1967	Tubular steel frame with stretch fabric-covered latex foam	25 1/4 x 33 1/2" (64.1 x 85.1 cm), seat h. 14" (35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Artifort and the Suzanne Slesin Purchase Fund
Tongue Chair (model 577) Design Acc. 453.2008.1-3	1967	Wool fabric, latex foam on tubular steel frame	each: 25 1/4 x 33 1/2" (64.1 x 85.1 cm), seat h. 14" (35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Artifort and the Suzanne Slesin Purchase Fund