Richard Meier
Armchair

Armchair

© Richard Meier & Partners Architects

Armchair
Armchair
DesignerAmerican, born 1934
RetailerAmerican, established 1938
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Armchair
Date1982
MediumBeech and lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 27 1/2 × 21 × 20 1/8 in. (69.9 × 53.3 × 51.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation
Object number2011.455
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[Wright, Chicago, May 18, 2008, Lot 407]; Estate of John R. Eckel, Jr., 1951–2009]; Purchased by MFAH, 2011.
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
Carved into the underside of the seat: M [appears to be a computer programmed version of Meier's signature carved by machine]

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