Armchair

Hubert de GivenchyWW-1897-150812

1897·Stained oak with modern horsehair upholstery·96.4 × 57.2 × 45.8 cm (38 × 22 1/2 × 18 in.)

Gift of Neville and John Bryan

Catalogue

Year: 1897
Medium: Stained oak with modern horsehair upholstery
Dimensions: 96.4 × 57.2 × 45.8 cm (38 × 22 1/2 × 18 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Hubert de Givenchy

Artist

Hubert de Givenchy

Fashion Design

Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy was a French fashion designer who founded the luxury fashion and perfume house of Givenchy in 1952. He is famous for having designed much of the personal and professional wardrobe of Audrey Hepburn and clothing for Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1970.

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