Designer
Claudio SalocchiItalian, 1934–2012
ManufacturerManufactured by
Lumenformactive c. 1960s–c. 1970s
CultureItalian
Titles
- "Tulpa" Lamp
Datedesigned 1971
MediumMarble, Plexiglas, aluminum, and bulb
DimensionsOverall: 33 × 25 1/2 × 25 1/2 in. (83.8 × 64.8 × 64.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2019.208
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Radical: Italian Design 1965-1985, the Dennis Freedman Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 14–November 29, 2020.
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