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Object Timeline

1945

  • Work on this object began.

1950

  • Work on this object ended.

2020

  • We acquired this object.

2021

2024

Lamp, Floor Lamp

This is a lamp. It was designed by Greta Magnusson Grossman and manufactured by Ralph O. Smith Co.. It is dated ca. 1947 and we acquired it in 2020. Its medium is steel, aluminum, paint. It is a part of the department.

It is credited Museum purchase through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Women's History Initiative and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 127.5 × 38.1 × 37.5 cm (50 3/16 in. × 15 in. × 14 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Lamp, Floor Lamp; Designed by Greta Magnusson Grossman (American, born Sweden, 1906 – 1999); Manufactured by Ralph O. Smith Co. (American); steel, aluminum, paint; H x W x D: 127.5 × 38.1 × 37.5 cm (50 3/16 in. × 15 in. × 14 3/4 in.); Museum purchase through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Women's History Initiative and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund; 2020-14-3

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