Frank Gehry
FOG Chair Prototype

FOG Chair Prototype

© 1998 Frank Gehry

FOG Chair Prototype
FOG Chair Prototype
DesignerAmerican, born Canada, 1929
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • FOG Chair Prototype
DateDesigned 1998, manufactured 1999
PlaceUnited States
MediumAluminum and stainless steel
DimensionsOverall: 31 3/4 × 23 13/16 × 22 3/4in. (80.6 × 60.5 × 57.8cm)
Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, gift of Knoll International
Object number2001.95
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view

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Object Type
ProvenanceKnoll International; given to MFAH, 2001.
Exhibition History"Frank O. Gehry Furniture," Brazos Projects, Houston, TX, May 12–June 11, 2000.

"Form Follows Function: Celebrating 10 Years of the American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection at the MFAH," The Museum of Fine Arts, Alice Pratt Brown Garden Gallery, August 8, 2010–January 30, 2011.

"Prototype/Production," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 12, 2016–April 30, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signature stamped on bottom: "F O Gehry"
Stamped on bottom in raised letters: "[signature] / FOG / KnollStudio 1999"
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