Charles Rohlfs

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Rohlfs, 1903.
Charles Rohlfs chair from the early 20th century, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Charles Rohlfs (born February 15, 1853 in New York , † June 29, 1936 in Buffalo , New York ) was an American furniture designer .

Rohlfs had been an actor in Boston since 1868 . In 1884 he married the future writer Anne Katharine Green . His father-in-law agreed to the marriage on condition that Rohlfs give up acting. Rohlfs began designing furniture that a few years later found worldwide approval. After an exhibition in Turin in 1902, Rohlfs was accepted into the Royal Society of Arts in London and commissioned to design a furniture group for Buckingham Palace .

Rohlfs is one of the representatives of the Arts and Crafts Movement .

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SURNAME Rohlfs, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American furniture designer
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH June 29, 1936
Place of death Buffalo , New York