Fernando Campana
Black Iron Chair

Black Iron Chair

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Black Iron Chair
Black Iron Chair
DesignerBrazilian, 1961–2022
DesignerBrazilian, born 1953
CultureBrazilian
Titles
  • Black Iron Chair
  • Poltronoa Ferro Preto
  • from the series Iron
DateDesigned 2004, made 2011
PlaceBrazil
MediumStainless steel with epoxy paint
DimensionsOverall: 32 1/2 × 49 × 37 1/2 in. (82.6 × 124.5 × 95.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2011
Object number2011.545
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 312
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[Friedman Benda Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2011.
Exhibition History“Contemporary Art: Selections from the Museum’s Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 3–September 21, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on a metal tag, linked to one of the lower rear rods: CAMPANA / 6/12

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