George Nakashima
Refectory Table/Greenrock Side Table, 1982
Material: Unusual English Walnut, Rosewood
A spectacular 1982 Refectory Table/Greenrock Side Table by George Nakashima. The work’s top is comprised of a highly figured single board of English Walnut with a front free edge, angled side cuts, and a straight back edge. Additionally, the top includes an expressive void joined by a Rosewood butterfly.
George Nakashima’s “Greenrock” designs originated in 1973, when the artist was commissioned by the Rockefeller family for their “Greenrock” residence in Pocantico Hills, New York.
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 | 78 × 21.5 × 24.25 in |
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| Date | 1982 |
| Material | English Walnut, Rosewood |
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