Designer
Michele De Lucchi Italian, born 1951
ManufacturerManufactured by
Memphis/MilanoItalian, active 1981–1988
CultureItalian
Titles
- "First" Chair Prototype
Date1983
MediumPainted wood, metal, and rubber
Dimensions35 3/4 × 26 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (90.8 × 67.3 × 47 cm)
Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by the American Institute of Architects, Houston
Object number2015.6
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryMemphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, Tennessee, November 17–February 3, 1985.
La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, California, February 23–March 30, 1985.
Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 13–May 12, 1985.
Archer M. Huntington Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, June 15–August 1, 1985.
Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 27–November 2, 1985
Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, November 16, 1985– January 4, 1986.
Oklahoma Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, November 24, 1985–January 4, 1986.
Cooper-Hewitt Museum, The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Design, New York, New York, January 21–April 13, 1986.
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