Portland Building Tin, 1982
THF179670 / Portland Building Tin, 1982
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Artifact Overview
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Tin (Container)
Date Made
1982
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform
Object ID
2019.144.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 8.375 in
Width: 6.25 in
Length: 6.25 in
Inscriptions
on bottom of tin:
MEIER AND FRANK / SALUTES / THE PORTLAND BUILDING / DESIGNED BY MICHAEL GRAVES / DEDICATED OCTOBER 2nd, 1982
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