Wall Sconce (One of a Pair)
William Arthur Smith BensonWW-1880-526818
Anonymous gift
Catalogue
- Year
- 1880
- Medium
- Copper and brass
- Dimensions
- 27.9 × 29.2 × 22.9 cm (11 × 11 1/2 × 9 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
William Arthur Smith Benson
William Arthur Smith Benson was a British designer active in the Arts and Crafts Movement and an early exponent of electrical lighting design. He is regarded as the greatest British arts and craft lighting designer. Benson was a founding member of the Art Workers' Guild in 1884, and the Design and Industries Association in 1915.
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- 1880
- Medium
- Copper and brass
- Dimensions
- 27.9 × 29.2 × 22.9 cm (11 × 11 1/2 × 9 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1880-526818
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified