Paul Theodore Frankl
"Occassional Table" from the "Skyscraper Furniture" series

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Designer Paul Theodore Frankl (American, born Austria, 1887–1958)American, born Austria, 1887–1958

CultureAmerican

Titles

"Occassional Table" from the "Skyscraper Furniture" series

Date1927

PlaceNew York, New York, United States

MediumPine and lacquer

DimensionsOverall: 18 3/4 × 36 × 10 in. (47.6 × 91.4 × 25.4 cm)

Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by the American Institute of Architects, Houston

Object number2002.3540

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Object Type

FURNITURE

Provenance[Deco Deluxe II, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"American Modern: 1920's and 30's Design," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 15-July 20, 2003.

"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.

"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.

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