Fire Screen
1895 · Copper and brass
75.6 × 51.4 cm (29 3/4 × 20 1/4 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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William Arthur Smith Benson
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7
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- SmithsonianTier 1 · Institutional90%
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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.
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago
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3 published of 3 catalogued · 3 with image
- Art Institute Chicago3 published3 img
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