The MODERN CHAIR ~ La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, 1977 exhibition design The Modern Chair: Its Origins and Evolution Carl Magnusson (curator) Published by the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, 1977. Exhibition catalogue. Very good condition; normal light wear with scrapes left side/top paperbound wraps, clean interior.- see last photo. 62 pages. This catalogue explores the development of the modern chair in relation to key design movements, including the Arts and Crafts movement, Art Nouveau, and Modernism. It features innovative works by the Shakers and influential designers such as Michael Thonet, Josef Hoffmann, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Gerrit Rietveld, Theo van Doesburg, Eileen Gray, Vladimir Tatlin, Alvar Aalto, Mogens Koch, Kaare Klint, Mart Stam, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and others.