Comments on: Greene & Greene Make a Rare Appearance in the Midwest

By: Bob Lang

Bob Lang — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:13:55 +0000

As a matter of fact Tom, this trip was your fault. Your posting of the link to the auction on the Yahoo! G&G group got my wheels spinning. I’ll have more pix early next week.

Bob

By: Tom Moore

Tom Moore — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:51:34 +0000

Good story, Bob. It’s similar in satisfaction gained to my trek up the left coast to see Charles’ studio in Carmel (700 mi. round trip). Although on the way home I had a full moon and the Beach Boys. You and your brother are not alone in leaving early. Virgil, who taught me to fish streams in Oregon sed, "If you don’t need a flashlight to find your way to the fishing hole, you’re too late." By the way, there is no evidence of Charles’ logo impressions in his studio. I second the notion for more pix.

Tom

By: Bill Dalton

Bill Dalton — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:11:40 +0000

Great story and I agree about the stuff we do that we are passionate about. Any chance we can see more pictures?
Bill

By: Bruce Jackson

Bruce Jackson — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:24:19 +0000

I know that we want to stay as true as can be to the original material for the seat, but I’m quite taken with how the red velvet brings out the warm tones of the wood parts. Nice combination!

By: Bob Lang

Bob Lang — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:28:39 +0000

The upholstery isn’t original, the red velvet is a replacement. I’m not sure what the original upholstery was. It might have been leather, or a more period appropriate fabric.

Bob

By: Bruce Jackson

Bruce Jackson — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:47:39 +0000

Another question: is that red damask I’m looking at for the seat?

By: Bob Lang

Bob Lang — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:25:12 +0000

The logo was that of Charles Sumner Greene, developed to identify furniture that he designed. It only appears on a few Greene & Greene pieces however. There is an interesting story about it in Randell Makinson’s book "Greene & Greene: Furniture and Related Designs". After the furniture was delivered to the house, Charles Greene showed up one day and woodburned the logo into every piece of furniture that he had designed. I was a bit surprised to see it on a visible surface of one of the front legs.

Bob Lang

By: Bruce Jackson

Bruce Jackson — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:48:46 +0000

This chair has some nice details I haven’t seen in other A & C chairs, such as the ladderback which to me harkens back to Shaker and the little logo carved into some part. What is that logo, something which the maker used to set this chair apart as a piece he made?

By: Rob P

Rob P — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:41:20 +0000

Sometimes a man has to do what a man has to do. At least you had Alison Krauss to keep you company. Good story.