Designer
Greta Magnusson GrossmanAmerican, born Sweden, 1906–1999
Manufacturer
Ralph O. Smith Manufacturing CompanyAmerican, active 1949 - 1954
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Floor Lamp Model 831
Datedesigned 1947 - 1948, manufactured c. 1949–1954
MediumPowder-coated steel, aluminum, cast iron, and bulb
Dimensions50 × 15 × 14 in. (127 × 38.1 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by friends of Nonya Grenader in her honor
Object number2017.400
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
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.
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