Børge Mogensen
Hunting Chair

DesignerDanish, 1914–1972
CultureDanish
Titles
  • Hunting Chair
DateDesigned 1950, manufactured 1951–1955
MediumOak and leather
Dimensions26 1/2 × 23 1/2 × 34 1/2 in. (67.3 × 59.7 × 87.6 cm)
Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by the American Institute of Architects, Houston; Hal and Karen Caton; Kirksey & Partners Architects; Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc.; Lonnie Hoogeboom; Morris Architects; Browne Penland McGregor Stephens; Ray and Virginia Leiker; M Architects; Hall Barnum Luchesi; Powers Brown Architecture; Daniel and Patricia Searight; Martha Murphree, Honorary AIA; and John Hawkins
Object number2003.43
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view

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Provenance[Antik, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition History"Recent Accessions in Modern and Contemporary Design," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Alice Pratt Brown Garden Gallery, August 27, 2005–March 5, 2006.

"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.

"Scandinavian Design," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 26, 2012–January 27, 2013.
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