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Dormitory Furniture: Desk

1938
Marcel Breuer (American (born Hungary), 1902–1981)
In 1938, Bryn Mawr College commissioned Marcel Breuer to design a suite of furniture for the rooms of a new dormitory. The suite, which consisted of a dresser, desk, chair, hanging bookcase, and mirror, was Breuer's first furniture commission in the United States. It was used until 1998, when the dormitory was renovated.

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