Archie Bunker's Chair from All in the Family
- subject
- Television
- All in the Family {Television Program}
- Television
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
- user
- T. A. T. Productions
- Credit Line
- Gift of Tandem/TAT Productions (through Norman Lear)
- Physical Description
- wood (frame; arms; legs; stretcher material)
- fabric (upholstery material)
- Measurements
- overall: 40 in x 26 in x 31 in; 101.6 cm x 66.04 cm x 78.74 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- National Treasures exhibit
- Domestic Furnishings
- Popular Entertainment
- Exhibition
- American Stories
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Description
- The popular and controversial sitcom All in the Family (CBS, 1971-79) broke with convention and shattered taboos by depicting, in the words of creator Norman Lear, "real people dealing with real issues."
- Social conflicts of the day played out in the Bunkers' living room as the bigoted Archie clashed with his liberal son-in-law and his wife Edith struggled to keep the peace. With sharp but affectionate humor, the show exposed the flaws and complexities of one American family.
- Object Name
- chair
- Object Type
- Chair
- ID Number
- 1978.2146.01
- accession number
- 1978.2146
- catalog number
- 1978.2146.01
- Related Publication
- Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
- National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition
- Related Web Publication
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/treasures
