Greta Magnusson Grossman
Floor Lamp, Model 831

DesignerAmerican, born Sweden, 1906–1999
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, FAIA, in her honor
Object number2017.400
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view

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Provenance[Rago Auctions, January 22, 2017, lot 1052]; [purchased by R & Company, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2017.
Exhibition History"Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 27–May 16, 2021.
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