Plato Wall Sconce

Harry Allen; George Kovacs Lighting, Inc.

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Harry Allen American, born 1964; George Kovacs Lighting, Inc.. Plato Wall Sconce, Designed 1998. Metal, glass, electrical components, Mount only: 15 3/4 x 13 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (40 x 34.3 x 28.6 cm), height varies with arrangement of shades Yellow & Orange Pane (each): 7 x 2 1/2 in. (17.8 x 6.4 cm) Blue Pane: 7 x 5 1/2 in. (17.8 x 14 cm) Metal Grid: 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (10.5 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George Kovacs Lighting Inc., 2000.104a-e. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2000.104_bw.jpg)

Title

Plato Wall Sconce

Date

Designed 1998

Geography

Place made: New York, United States

Medium

Metal, glass, electrical components

Classification

Light

Dimensions

Mount only: 15 3/4 x 13 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (40 x 34.3 x 28.6 cm), height varies with arrangement of shades Yellow & Orange Pane (each): 7 x 2 1/2 in. (17.8 x 6.4 cm) Blue Pane: 7 x 5 1/2 in. (17.8 x 14 cm) Metal Grid: 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (10.5 x 10.5 cm)

Markings

Stickers affixed to back of mount: (1) oval clear sticker, printed in white, "GEORGE [silhouetted within vertical arm of 'K'] / KOVACS / MADE IN THE / U.S.A."; (2) clear square sticker printed in black, "COPYRIGHT © 1990 / ROBERT SONNEMAN / FOR GEORGE KOVACS / EXCLUSIVE LICENSEE"

Credit Line

Gift of George Kovacs Lighting Inc.

Accession Number

2000.104a-e

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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