Frank Gehry
Dining Chair Prototype

Dining Chair Prototype

© Frank Gehry

Dining Chair Prototype
Dining Chair Prototype
DesignerAmerican, born Canada, 1929
DesignerAmerican, 1928–2023
FabricatorAmerican, 1930–2022
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Dining Chair Prototype
  • from the "Easy Edges" line
Datec. 1970–1972
PlaceSanta Monica, California, United States
MediumCorrugated box material, pressed fiber, and masonite
Dimensions32 1/2 × 20 × 16 3/16 in. (82.6 × 50.8 × 41.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. David M. Carmichael, Michael W. Dale, Susan Garwood, Mrs. Jack Lapin, Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis, Katsy Mullendore Mecom, Sue Rowan Pittman, the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Family Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Younger, and Nina and Michael Zilkha
Object number96.609
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceJack Brogan; Peter Loughrey, West Hollywood, California; purchased by MFAH, 1996.
Exhibition History"What's New: Recent Accessions in Modern and Contemporary Design," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 24–May 27, 2002.

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

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