Shiro Kuramata
"Sing Sing Sing" Chair

"Sing Sing Sing" Chair

© 1985 Courtesy of Friedman Benda and Shiro Kuramata

"Sing Sing Sing" Chair
"Sing Sing Sing" Chair
DesignerJapanese, 1934–1991
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • "Sing Sing Sing" Chair
Date1985
MediumCoated steel
DimensionsOverall: 35 1/2 × 20 1/4 × 24 1/4 in. (90.2 × 51.4 × 61.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation
Object number2011.447
Non exposé

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Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"The Spirit of Modernism: The John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Gift to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, 20 August 2011 - 20 February 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on the back terminal of the left armrest: "X O" (manufacturer's mark)

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