Towel Bar, 2000

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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

Towel bar

Date Made

2000

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.974

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Silver (Color)
Blue
Cream (Color)
White (Color)
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 2.5 in (in packaging)
Width: 3.75 in (in packaging)
Length: 26.25 in (in packaging)

Inscriptions

on instsructions: Installation Instructions for Front Mounting Bat Sets / Lifetime Workmanshp Guarantee / 1-800-542-3789 on top of packaging: Graves on front of packaging: 24 in (60cm) / towel bar / MICHAEL GRAVES / DESIGN (TM) on sides of packaging: 24 in (60cm) / towel bar / MICHAEL GRAVES / DESIGN (TM) on back of packaging: 24 in (60cm) / towel bar / Solid die-cast metal / Brushed satin nickel finish / Lifetime warranty for replacement of defective products / Call Liberty 1 800-542-3789 / Michael Graves / The highly acclaimed work of / Michael Graves has restored a sense / of humanity to modern architecture, / Graves, one of the [...] / The Michael Graves Design(TM) / Collection provides an inspired balance of [...] / Graves / 097 01 1410 TCD252468-1410 / Distributed by Target Corporation / Minneapolis, MN 55402 / (c) 1999 Target Brands, Inc. / All Rights Reserved www.target.com / Made in China
Towel Bar, 2000