Defuses Light

Henry Dreyfuss

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Caption

Henry Dreyfuss (American, 1904–1972). Defuses Light, Designed 1938. Aluminum, glass, 4 3/4 x 11 13/16 x 11 13/16 in. (12 x 30 x 30 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Roy Poretsky through The Liliane and David M. Stewart Program for Modern Design, 2010.55.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Defuses Light

Date

Designed 1938

Medium

Aluminum, glass

Classification

Light

Dimensions

4 3/4 x 11 13/16 x 11 13/16 in. (12 x 30 x 30 cm)

Markings

On underside: on electrical casement: "P17485"; on underside of central section: 'L10576'

Credit Line

Gift of Roy Poretsky through The Liliane and David M. Stewart Program for Modern Design

Accession Number

2010.55.2

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