Attributed to Louis Dierra

"Prophetic Panorama," House & Garden, July 1939, p. 25 (for an illustration of this model displayed at the 1939 World's Fair)
"Glass Horizons," House & Garden, August 1939, p. 50 (for a variant etched example of the model displayed at B. Altman & Co., New York)
Richard Guy Wilson, Dianne H. Pilgrim and Dickran Tashjian, The Machine Age in America, 1918-1941, New York, 1986, p. 322 (for an example of this model in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum)
Janet Kardon, ed., Craft in the Machine Age, 1920-1945: The History of Twentieth-Century American Craft, New York, 1995, p. 167

Generally in very good overall condition. There are some minor scattered bubble inclusions, surface imperfections and light scratches scattered throughout the glass surfaces. They are not overtly apparent and thus do not detract from the overall visual impact of the work. There is a minor chip to the right proper arm and to the right proper foot, the larger being a 1/2 inch. There are four minor edge chips to the bottom edge of the chair which are not apparent upon casual inspection due to their location. Some soiling to the fabric upholstery as expected from age and light use. Oxidization to the gilt metal mounts. Overall the chair is a superb example of this exceedingly rare model. Of the few examples that are known to survive, one is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum of Art and another is in the collection of the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.
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The stark modernity of this rare chair form is further accentuated by its dynamic non-traditional use of glass.  It is one of a handful that were created for the Pittsburgh Plate Glass installation at the 1939 World's Fair in New York.  The chairs were displayed as part of a dining room complete with a glass paneled table, sideboard and fiberglass fabrics.  However, it appears that the sheer weight and fragility of the glass rendered the chair impractical as a production model.  Other examples of this chair are in the collections of the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum.