Museum object · Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
The Others, Set of Optional Eyes, Midday
2017
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A pair of accessory eyes in ‘Midday’ from the anthropomorphic lantern collection "The Others" by Stephen Burks. The outdoor lighting collection was created in partnership with DEDON. The "eyes" are composed of two round acrylic mosaic lenses. The bottom half of each lense is grey, and the top half of each is light blue with a white perimeter. The lenses sit on a coated black aluminum frame designed to be placed over top of any lantern from the collection.
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Catalog reference: 2022.82.5
