National Museum of African Art
African Forms in the Furniture of Pierre Legrain
August 16, 1998 – November 29, 1998
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This exhibition explores the influence African chairs and stools had on the work of French artist Pierre Legrain (1889-1929), who is credited as one of the founders of the Art Deco style. Legrain created furniture for Jacques Doucet, a collector of African art.