Photo Frame, 1996

THF371675 / Photo Frame, 1996
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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

Frame (Furnishing)

Date Made

1996

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.2378

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)
Cardboard
Metal

Color

Multicolored
Black (Color)
Yellow (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in (Frame)
Width: 9.5 in (Frame)
Length: 0.75 in (Frame)
Height: 9.75 in (Packaging)
Width: 7.75 in (Packaging)
Length: 1 in (Packaging)

Inscriptions

on insert in frame: THE / MICHAEL GRAVES / COLLECTION / 5 X 7 on label on back of frame: (c) Studio 84 / Made in China on front of packaging: THE / MICHAEL GRAVES / COLLECTION on label on front of packaging: Black Mono Nat on back of packaging: MICHAEL GRAVES / Michael Graves is an interna- / tionally known architect, prod- / uct designer, artist, and profes- / sor of architecture at Princeton University. He has designed numberous award winning buildings in the United States, Europe and Asia including the Swan and Dolphin Hotels for Disney World in Orlando. on bottom side of packaging: 854357 / GRAVES DESIGN / 5 X 7
Photo Frame, 1996