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

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