Photo Frame, 2005

Summary

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.

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

Frame (Furnishing)

Date Made

2005

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.437

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Acrylic (Plastic)
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

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

Dimensions

Height: 5.25 in

Width: 6.313 in

Length: 1.188 in

Inscriptions

on support on back: Graves on insert inside frame: frame / 3 1/2 in x 5 in (9 cm x 13 cm 0 / MICHAEL GRAVES / DESIGN / 074 15 4837 ID645468-4837 / Distributed by Target Corporation / Minneapolis, MN 55403 / (c) 2005 Target Brands, Inc. / All Rights Reserved / www.target.com / Made in Taiwan

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