MAY 14, 2018–JANUARY 27, 2019
THE MET • 1000 FIFTH AVENUE, NYC
Thomas Chippendale (1718–1779) has been a household name in the furniture world since the mid-eighteenth century. He is remembered today for the furniture produced by his successful London workshop as well as his influential book of furniture designs, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director. The Designs and Legacy of a Furniture Maker celebrates the three hundredth anniversary of Chippendale’s birth, this exhibition looks closely at how the unprecedented publication cemented Chippendale’s name as England’s most famous cabinetmaker and also endured to inspire furniture design up to the present day.