Urano Palma
Armchair from "Diapositive" Series

Armchair from "Diapositive" Series
Armchair from "Diapositive" Series
Armchair from "Diapositive" Series
DesignerItalian, 1936–2010
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Armchair from "Diapositive" Series
Datec. 1970–74
MediumWood, possibly silk, and foam
DimensionsOverall: 46 3/4 × 38 1/2 × 26 1/2 in. (118.7 × 97.8 × 67.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2019.195
Non exposé

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ProvenanceDennis Freedman Collection, New York; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Exhibition History"Radical: Italian Design 1965-1985, the Dennis Freedman Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 14–November 29, 2020; Yale School of Architecture Gallery, New Haven, February 21–July 8, 2022.

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