Chair used in the music video "Scream" by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An off-white leather chair with oversized rounded arms used in the music video for the song "Scream" by Michael and Janet Jackson. The base of the chair is square, with the seat extending outward slightly and curved to fit each leg of the sitter at the center front. The back of the seat and the backs of the arms are at a slightly lower angle than the front. The upper back of the chair is curved. Self-piping is attached around the outline of the back and the arms. Four (4) short wooden feet are attached to the base, one in each corner.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1995
• Designed by: Ron Arad, British Israeli, born 1951
• Used by: Michael Jackson, American, 1958 - 2009
• Used by: Janet Jackson, American, born 1966
• Type: armchairs
• Type: props (object genres)
• Medium: leather, foam, and wood
• Dimensions: H x W: 36 3/4 × 50 3/4 × 38 in. (93.3 × 128.9 × 96.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Funk (Music)
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
• Topic: Rock and roll (Music)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2014.97.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Ron Arad Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.