Mailbox, 1990
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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
Mailbox
Date Made
1990
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.144.998
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Enamel (Fused coating)
Cardboard
Color
Red
Blue
Dark green
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 16.25 in
Width: 11.25 in
Length: 24.5 in
Height: 15.5 in
Width: 12.75 in
Length: 24 in
Inscriptions
on label on packaging:
The / Markuse / Corporation / PROJECTS / MAILBOX / 7000 / Rolled Steel, Stamped Steel / Aluminum Enamel Finish / w 9 1/2 [?] / Michael Graves / The Markuse Corporation 10 Wheeling Avenue Woburn MA 01801 U.S.A.
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