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cf. M. McLeod, Charlotte Perriand: An Art of Living, New York, 2003, p. 231 for an illustration of a comparable bookcase.
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CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999)
AN ALUMINUM, PAINTED METAL AND PINE 'MEXIQUE' BOOKCASE FOR THE MAISON DE MEXIQUE, CITÉ UNIVERSITAIRE, PARIS, CIRCA 1953
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CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999)
An Aluminum, Painted Metal and Pine 'Mexique' Bookcase for the Maison de Mexique, Cité Universitaire, Paris, circa 1953
manufactured by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé
63 in. (160 cm.) high, 72 in. (182.5 cm.) wide, 12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) deep
An Aluminum, Painted Metal and Pine 'Mexique' Bookcase for the Maison de Mexique, Cité Universitaire, Paris, circa 1953
manufactured by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé
63 in. (160 cm.) high, 72 in. (182.5 cm.) wide, 12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) deep