Susan Bennis
Pair of Shoes

DesignerAmerican, born 1952
DesignerAmerican, born England
Design houseAmerican, active 1972–1997
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Pair of Shoes
Datec. 1980
PlaceItaly
MediumLizard skin
DimensionsOverall (each): 5 1/4 × 9 5/8 × 3 in. (13.3 × 24.4 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Lensky
Object number95.538.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenanceEleanor Lensky, Houston; given to MFAH, 1995.

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