First Chair Prototype

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Designer Michele De Lucchi (Italian, born 1951)Italian, born 1951

ManufacturerManufactured by Memphis/Milano(Italian, active 1981–1988)Italian, 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

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Object Type

FURNITURE

Provenance[Lorry Dudley, Grace Designs, Dallas, 1983]; [Lorry Dudley, The Modern Archive, Dallas]; purchased by MFAH, 2015.
Exhibition History"Memphis/Milano" 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.

"Prototype/Production" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 12, 2016–April 30, 2017.
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