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But whereas Johnson specialized in imagery meant to shock and titillate—typified by his AT&T Building of 1977–1984 in New York, a cartoon Chippendale highboy—Pei favored iconography that aimed to soothe and impress.
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Martin Filler,
The New York Review of Books,
24 May 2019
While across the hall stands a highboy with spindle legs that give away its age - sometime in the early 1700s.
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Joan Hunt,
Courant Community,
21 Dec. 2017
Its main entrance, slapped onto the building's front, is a giant highboy.
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Blair Kamin,
chicagotribune.com,
23 June 2017
There was a stellar American highboy that came from her grandfather for the living room.
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Carrie Nieman Culpepper,
House Beautiful,
4 Nov. 2013
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Martin Filler,
The New York Review of Books,
24 May 2019
While across the hall stands a highboy with spindle legs that give away its age - sometime in the early 1700s.
—
Joan Hunt,
Courant Community,
21 Dec. 2017
Its main entrance, slapped onto the building's front, is a giant highboy.
—
Blair Kamin,
chicagotribune.com,
23 June 2017
There was a stellar American highboy that came from her grandfather for the living room.
—
Carrie Nieman Culpepper,
House Beautiful,
4 Nov. 2013
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“Highboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highboy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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highboy
noun
high·boy
-ˌbȯi 
: a high chest of drawers set on a base with long legs
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