Chairs in Art and Life—Some Links

The Parking Chair: A Curious Custom offers video of a TV news report about the custom of “saving” cleared parking spaces on snowy Pittsburgh streets by placing chairs in them.

Off their rockers—an illustrated history of rocking chairs

Orkney Chairs—a profile of a craftsman who makes a traditional type of Scottish chair

Abandoned Chair with a View and Found Chairs from the Funky Pancake blog site

Chair paintings and drawings:

• Two by Van Gogh: Vincent’s Chair with His Pipe and Gauguin’s Armchair
• A Chair for Gauguin by Ellen McCormick Martens
• Leather Look by Glauce Cerveira
• Chair designs by industrial artist Henry Glass