George Nakashima
Straight Edge King-Sized Headboard, 1960
Marterial: American black walnut
This Straight Edge King Sized Headboard by George Nakashima was made as a custom commission in 1960. It features expressive grain highlighted by the sapwood.
George Nakashima was born in Spokane, Washington in 1905 to Japanese parents who had immigrated to the United States. Educated and trained as an architect at the University of Washington, Nakashima received his Master’s degree in Architecture from M.I.T. in 1930. After working briefly as an architect in the United States he left for Paris seeking the creative energies of one of the great urban centers of the day. From there he traveled extensively, ending up at the home of his grandmother, living on a farm on the outskirts of Tokyo.
| Dimensions | 80 × 3 × 38 in |
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| Color | walnut |
| Date | 1960 |
| Material | American black walnut |
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