Designer
Ingo MaurerGerman, 1932–2019
ManufacturerManufactured by
Ingo Maurer GmbHGerman, established 1966
CultureGerman
Titles
- Wo bist du, Edison...? (Where are you, Edison...?) Hanging Lamp
DateDesigned 1998, made 2000
PlaceGermany
MediumAcrylic glass, hologram, and halogen bulb
DimensionsOverall (acrylic shade): 9 1/2 × 17 15/16 dia. in. (24.1 × 45.6 dia. cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Cecily E. Horton
Object number2000.338
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History"Design of Our Time," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 25–May 13, 2001.
"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.
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