Richard Meier
Rocking Chaise

Rocking Chaise

© Richard Meier & Partners Architects

Rocking Chaise
Rocking Chaise
DesignerAmerican, born 1934
RetailerAmerican, established 1938
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Rocking Chaise
DateDesigned 1982, manufactured c. 1984–1988
MediumBeech, lacquer, and leather
DimensionsOverall: 25 1/2 × 74 1/4 × 29 in. (64.8 × 188.6 × 73.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation
Object number2011.456.A,.B
Not on view

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Provenance[Wright, Chicago, June 2010, Lot 104]; [FRIO Administrative Services, Inc.]; 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 frame: M [appears to be a computer programmed version of Meier's signature carved by machine]

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