Fire Screen
William Arthur Smith BensonWW-1895-526817
Through prior acquisition of Margaret Day Blake
Catalogue
- Year
- 1895
- Medium
- Copper and brass
- Dimensions
- 75.6 × 51.4 cm (29 3/4 × 20 1/4 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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- 1895
- Medium
- Copper and brass
- Dimensions
- 75.6 × 51.4 cm (29 3/4 × 20 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1895-526817
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified