"Metafora #2" Block set
Object type: Block set
Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
Artist: Massimo Vignelli|Lella Vignelli|Casigliani s.r.l.
Artist bio: American, born Italy, Milan 1931–2014 New York|American (born Italy), Udine 1934–2016 New York| 
Artist role: Designer|Designer|Manufacturer
Artist nationality: American, born Italy|American|Italian
Date: 1979
Medium: Travertine marble
Dimensions: a: rectangular arch: 4 × 8 × 2 in., 4.5 lb. (10.2 × 20.3 × 5.1 cm, 2 kg)
b: triangular arch: 3 3/4 × 7 3/4 × 2 in., 1.7 lb. (9.5 × 19.7 × 5.1 cm, 0.8 kg)
c: triangular block: 2 11/16 × 5 3/8 × 2 in., 1.3 lb. (6.8 × 13.7 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg)
d: triangular block: 2 11/16 × 5 5/16 × 2 in., 1.4 lb. (6.8 × 13.5 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg)
e: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.4 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg)
f: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.7 kg)
g: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.4 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg)
h: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.7 kg)
i: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg)
j: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg)
k: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg)
l: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of Maurizio Casigliani, President of Casigliani s.r.l., 1988
Accession year: 1988
Tags: Toys