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

"Occassional Table" from the "Skyscraper Furniture" series
"Occassional Table" from the "Skyscraper Furniture" series
"Occassional Table" from the "Skyscraper Furniture" series
DesignerAmerican, 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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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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