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Artist:
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William Gray Purcell
George Grant Elmslie
Mosaic Art Shops (E.L. Sharretts)
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Title:
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Ceiling light fixture
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Date:
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1913
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Medium:
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Glass, zinc caming
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Dimensions:
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20 in. (50.8 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Anson Cutts, Jr.
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Location:
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Gallery Purcell-Cutts House
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This light fixture was designed for the back porch of Purcell's own house (now the Purcell-Cutts House). The fixture was hung from the ceiling, parallel to the ceiling plane, below a recessed light well holding a single bulb. An identical fixture is still in place in the entrance hall of the house; a reproduction has been made for the porch. The round panel contains the V-shaped motifs Elmslie employed in many of his designs.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Purcell, William Gray
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Role:
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Designer
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Nationality:
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American
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Life Dates:
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American, 1880-1965
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Name:
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Elmslie, George Grant
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Role:
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Designer
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Nationality:
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American
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Life Dates:
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American (born Scotland), 1869-1952
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Name:
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Mosaic Art Shops (E.L. Sharretts)
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Role:
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Maker
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Life Dates:
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Minneapolis, 1912-1930
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Architecture
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Creation Place:
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North America, United States, , Minnesota, Minneapolis
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Accession #:
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90.92.84
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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