Studio65
Bocca

Bocca

© 1970 Studio65

Bocca
Bocca
DesignerItalian, established 1965
ManufacturerItalian, established 1966
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Bocca
  • Lips
DateDesigned 1970, made 1986
PlaceItaly
MediumPolyurethane, metal, and upholstery
Dimensions33 × 82 3/4 × 32 inches (83.8 × 210.2 × 81.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by friends of Susan Lapin
Object number96.1749
Not on view

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Provenance[Gansevoort Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1996.

Purchased from the original owner who bought the sofa in the early 1970s.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "What Do You Think?: An Exhibition Lab", February 9 through August 3, 1997, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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