Marcel Breuer
Short Chair

Short Chair

Public Domain

Short Chair
DesignerAmerican, born Hungary, 1902–1981
ManufacturerBritish, active 1932 - 1939
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Short Chair
DateDesigned 1937, made 1937 - 1939
MediumBirch and plywood
DimensionsOverall: 30 13/16 × 23 5/8 × 37 13/16 in. (78.2 × 60 × 96 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2022
Object number2022.65
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 203
On view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
Provenance[Bruna, London, 1980s] ; Private collector, England; [R & Company, New York, c. 2020]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition History"Modern in Your Life: Design and Art in the Schlumberger Building." BassamFellows and R & Company, Ridgefield, CT., July 9 – September 4, 2021.
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