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1940

  • Work on this object began.

1950

  • Work on this object ended.

2020

  • We acquired this object.

2021

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2025

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Lamp, B-4

This is a Lamp. It was designed by Greta Magnusson Grossman. It is dated ca. 1945 and we acquired it in 2020. Its medium is metal, plastic, 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: 30.8 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm (12 1/8 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Lamp, B-4; Designed by Greta Magnusson Grossman (American, born Sweden, 1906 – 1999); metal, plastic, paint; H x W x D: 30.8 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm (12 1/8 × 5 3/4 × 5 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; 2020-14-2

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection.

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