Designer
Johanna GrawunderAmerican, born 1961
ManufacturerManufactured by
Galleria Roberto GiustiniItalian
DistributorProduced by
Galleria Roberto GiustiniItalian
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Giolight 1 Chandelier
Date2007
MediumAcrylic, stainless steel, LED lights, and wire
Dimensions24 × 24 × 24 in. (61 × 61 × 61 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2014, the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Price, and Karin and Leo Shipman
Object number2014.733
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 27–May 16, 2021; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, July 2–September 21, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on top, in ink: [signature] / L / GIO / LIGHT / 4/6 / 2007
Inscribed on top of hanging device, in white: X MARTEDI
Inscribed on top of hanging device, in white: X MARTEDI
Signed on top, in ink: J. Grawunder
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