Artistic Chairs & Benches Photos

Artistic, fanciful, or unusual chairs & benches in various museums or public places.

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Swiss carved bench with bears given to Cody at Buffalo Bill Museum. Lookout Mountain, CO.Commemorative swinging bench with 2 carved armadillo's as arm rests at University of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Carved armadillo on commemorative bench at University of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Carved fish bench at Westminster Quay Public Market. New Westminster, BC.
Swiss carved bench with bears given to Cody at Buffalo Bill Museum. Lookout Mountain, CO.Commemorative swinging bench (2001) with 2 carved armadillo's as arm rests at University of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Carved armadillo on commemorative bench (2001) at University of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Carved fish bench at Westminster Quay Public Market. New Westminster, BC.
Bench with camel shapes at Palm Springs tourist office. CA.Art in the Streets painted bench with entertainment theme. Denver, CO.Art in the Streets painted bench with cowboy boot theme. Denver, CO.The Yearling by Donald Lipski, a life-sized horse on a super-sized chair at Denver Central Library. Denver, CO.
Bench with camel shapes at Palm Springs tourist office. CA.Art in the Streets painted bench with entertainment theme (c1992). Denver, CO.Art in the Streets painted bench with cowboy boot theme (c1992). Denver, CO.The Yearling by Donald Lipski, a life-sized horse on a super-sized chair at Denver Central Library. Denver, CO.
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens bench. Cheyenne, WY.Decorative tile on bench at Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. Cheyenne, WY.Locust Grove crafts festival. Louisville, KY.Locust Grove crafts festival. Louisville, KY.
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens bench. Cheyenne, WY.Decorative tile on bench at Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. Cheyenne, WY.Chair in shape of dressed up deer at crafts festival at Locust Grove. Louisville, KY.Chair in shape of dressed up fox at crafts festival at Locust Grove. Louisville, KY.
Bear bench at Cousins Candy Shop. Virginia City, MT.Peanuts characters on bench by native son Charles Schultz in downtown park. St. Paul, MN.Throne chair in Renwick Museum. Washington, DC.Oops! chair in Renwick Museum. Washington, DC.
Bear bench at Cousins Candy Shop. Virginia City, MT.Peanuts characters on bench by native son Charles Schultz in downtown park. St. Paul, MN.Throne chair of maple walnut & ebony (1979) by Robert Whitely in Renwick Museum. Washington, DC.Oops! (2001) visual joke about a classical chair by Jacob Cress in Renwick Museum. Washington, DC.
Sculpted chairs, one for each of 168 bombing victims at Oklahoma City National Memorial. Oklahoma City, OK.Natural Language bench by Jennifer Macklem & Kip Jones outside Kelowna Library. Kelowna, BC.Details of Natural Language bench at Kelowna Library. Kelowna, BC.Details of Natural Language bench at Kelowna Library. Kelowna, BC.
Sculpted chairs, one for each of 168 bombing victims at Oklahoma City National Memorial. Oklahoma City, OK.Natural Language bench (2000) by Jennifer Macklem & Kip Jones outside Kelowna Library. Kelowna, BC.Details of Natural Language bench at Kelowna Library. Kelowna, BC.Details of Natural Language bench at Kelowna Library. Kelowna, BC.
Rabbit detail of Natural Language bench at Kelowna Library. Kelowna, BC.Bench & formal garden at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Giant chair sculpture outside Pacific Design Center. Hollywood, CA.Sidewalk art of group of cows watching television called "Home on the Range" by Scott Piper, part of Chicago's couches art. Chicago, IL.
Rabbit detail of Natural Language bench at Kelowna Library. Kelowna, BC.Bench & formal garden at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Giant chair sculpture outside Pacific Design Center. Hollywood, CA.Sidewalk art of group of cows watching television called "Home on the Range" by Scott Piper, part of Chicago's couches (cowches) art. Chicago, IL.
Stacked plastic "Windy City pile of Couches" sculpture, a play on words since cows are a symbol of Chicago ever since Mrs. O'Leary's cow started the great fire. Chicago, IL.Colorful bench on Old Town Square. Albuquerque, NM.Bootes constellation Garden chair in Star Garden at Dumbarton Oaks. Washington, DC.Cepheus constellation Garden chair in Star Garden at Dumbarton Oaks. Washington, DC.
Stacked plastic "Windy City pile of Couches" sculpture, a play on words since cows are a symbol of Chicago ever since Mrs. O'Leary's cow started the great fire. Chicago, IL.Colorful bench on Old Town Square. Albuquerque, NM.Bootes constellation Garden chair in Star Garden at Dumbarton Oaks. Washington, DC.Cepheus constellation Garden chair in Star Garden at Dumbarton Oaks. Washington, DC.
Poltrona di Proust armchair by Alessandro Mendina of Italy surrounded by vases by 99 artists at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.Bronze chairs sculpted to depict Strongbow & wife Aoife before Waterford Christ Church Cathedral. Waterford, Ireland.

Poltrona di Proust armchair (1979) by Alessandro Mendina of Italy surrounded by vases by 99 artists at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.Bronze chairs sculpted (2014) to depict Strongbow & wife Aoife before Waterford Christ Church Cathedral. Waterford, Ireland.


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