Exhibition Checklist by Section 02: The Frankfurt Kitchen
Transcript of Exhibition Checklist by Section 02: The Frankfurt Kitchen
Exhibition Checklist by Section
How Should We Live? Propositions for the Modern Interior
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, October 01, 2016 - April 23, 2017
02: The Frankfurt Kitchen
MARCEL BREUER (American, born Hungary. 1902–1981)
Tea Cart (model B54)
1928
Nickel-plated tubular steel, rubber and painted wood
30 1/2 x 34 5/8 x 21 1/2" (77.5 x 88 x 54.6 cm)
Estée and Joseph Lauder Design Fund
225.1981.a-b
CARL BURCHARD
Gutes und Böses in der Wohnung
1933
Letterpress
closed: 10 1/8" L x 7 1/2" W x 5/8" D (25.6 cm L x 19 cm W x 1.3 cm D)
open: 15 1/2" L x 10 1/8" W x 5/8" D (39.5 cm L x 25.6 cm W x 1.3 cm D)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
300339201
CHRISTINE FREDERICK
The New Housekeeping: Efficiency Studies in Home Management
1914
7 5/8 x 5 ½ in (19 x 14 cm) – closed
7 5/8 x 10 ¾ in (19 x 27 cm) – open
The Museum of Modern Art Library
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300339755
HELMUTH KURTZ (Swiss, 1903–1959)
Ausstellung Neue Hauswirtschaft (Exhibition of the new home
economics)
1930
Gravure
50 1/8 x 35 3/8" (127.3 x 89.9 cm)
Gift of The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund
338.1984
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JOHN H. LICKERT (American)
Food Grinder
1922
Steel
10 x 11 x 12" (25.4 x 28 x 30.5 cm)
Gift of R.H. Macy & Co.
741.1943.1-9
GRETE LIHOTZKY (Austrian, 1897–2000)
Frankfurt Kitchen from the Ginnheim-Höhenblick Housing Estate,
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
1926-1927
Various materials
8’9” x 12’10” x 6’10” (266.7 x 391.2 x 208.3 cm)
Gift of Joan R. Brewster in memory of her Husband George W.W.
Brewster, by exchange and the Architecture & Design Purchase Fund
83.2009
DR. ERNA MEYER
Der Neue Haushalt
1928
9 3/8 x 6 ½ in (24 x 16.5 cm) – closed
9 3/8 x 13 in (24 x 33 cm) – open
The Museum of Modern Art Library
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ODELBERG & OLSON AB (Swedish, established 1884)
Chair
c.1946
Steel and bent plywood
31 x 15 x 18 1/2" (78.7 x 38.1 x 47 cm)
Gift of Knoll, Inc.
SC1184.2013
LILLY REICH (German, 1885–1947)
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE (American, born Germany. 1886–1969)
Die Wohnung, Weissenhofsiedlung Werkbund Exposition, Stuttgart,
Germany
1927
View of the main hall
Silver-gelatin print
8 3/4 x 6 1/2" (22.2 x 16.5 cm)
Mies van der Rohe Archive, gift of the architect
MMA20.742
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LILLY REICH (German, 1885–1947)
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE (American, born Germany. 1886–1969)
WALTER LUTKAT (German)
Die Wohnung, Weissenhofsiedlung Werkbund Exposition, Stuttgart,
Germany
1927
View of the main hall
Silver-gelatin print
9 1/8 x 6 1/2" (23.2 x 16.5 cm)
Mies van der Rohe Archive, gift of the architect
AD1265
LILLY REICH (German, 1885–1947)
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE (American, born Germany. 1886–1969)
WALTER LUTKAT (German)
Die Wohnung, Weissenhofsiedlung Werkbund Exposition, Stuttgart,
Germany
1927
View of the main hall
Silver-gelatin print
9 1/8 x 6 1/2" (23.2 x 16.5 cm)
Mies van der Rohe Archive, gift of the architect
AD1266
LILLY REICH (German, 1885–1947)
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE (American, born Germany. 1886–1969)
WALTER LUTKAT (German)
Die Wohnung, Weissenhofsiedlung Werkbund Exposition, Stuttgart,
Germany
1927
View of the main hall
Silver-gelatin print
9 1/8 x 6 1/2" (23.2 x 16.5 cm)
Mies van der Rohe Archive, gift of the architect
AD1269
BRUNO TAUT (1880–1938)
Die neue Wohnung: die Frau als Schöpferin
1928
Letterpress
closed: 8" L x 5 3/4" W x 5/8" D (20.3 cm L x 14.5 cm W x 1.5 cm D)
open 11 5/8" L x 8" W x 5/8" D (29.4 cm L x 20.3 cm W x 1.5 cm D)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
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UNKNOWN ARTIST (Nationality Unknown)
Elta Eltgeräte für Fort-schrittliche Hausfrauen
1928
Letterpress
5 7/8 x 4 3/16" (14.9 x 10.6 cm)
Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
1201.1999
PAUL WOLFF (German, 1887–1951)
Die Häuserfabrik der Stadt Frankfurt a. M. (The Frankfurt housing factory)
c. 1928
Film from the series Das Neue Frankfurt (The New Frankfurt)
Video (black and white, silent)
45 sec. (excerpt)
Courtesy Medienzentrum Frankfurt
CH2016.2385
PAUL WOLFF (German, 1887–1951)
Die Frankfurter Küche
1928
Promotional film for the Frankfurt Kitchen
Video (black and white, silent)
9 min.
Courtesy Medienzentrum Frankfurt
CH2016.2384
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03: E-1027 House by the Sea
ALVAR AALTO (Finnish, 1898–1976)
AINO AALTO (Finnish, 1894–1949)
JACQUES GRÉBER (French, 1882–1962)
HENRI MARTIN (Nationality unknown)
Veranda
1937
Interior settings presented at the Exposition
internationale des arts et techniques dans la vie
moderne (International exposition dedicated
to art and technology in modern life), Paris.
Lithograph
8 11/16 x 12 5/8 in (22 x 32 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
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DARCY (DOROTHY) BRADDELL (British, 1889–1981)
JACQUES GRÉBER (French, 1882–1962)
HENRI MARTIN (Nationality unknown)
Exposition 1937. Décoration Intérieure
1937
Sheet from folio
Lithograph with photograph
8 11/16 x 12 5/8 in (22 x 32 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
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300025551.12
BARBARA BRUKALSKA (Polish, 1899–1980)
JACQUES GRÉBER (French, 1882–1962)
HENRI MARTIN (Nationality unknown)
An Engineer's Interior
1937
Interior settings presented at the Exposition
internationale des arts et techniques dans la vie
moderne (International exposition dedicated
to art and technology in modern life), Paris.
Lithograph with photograph
8 11/16 x 12 5/8 in (22 x 32 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
http://arcade.nyarc.org:80/record=b665395~S8
300025551.6
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ÉDOUARD-WILFRED BUQUET (French, born 1866)
Desk Lamp
1927
Nickel-plated brass, aluminum, and lacquered wood
36 x 5 7/8" (91.5 x 15 cm) diam. at base
D. S. and R. H. Gottesman Foundation
308.1977
PIERRE CHAREAU (French, 1883–1950)
Design for a chair with upholstered cushion
1920s
Gouache on paper
5 7/8 × 6" (14.9 × 15.2 cm)
Mount: 7 3/4 × 8" (19.7 × 20.3 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
P1496
PIERRE CHAREAU (French, 1883–1950)
Rug designs
1920s
Gouache on paper
9 5/8 × 12 1/2" (24.4 × 31.8 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
P1500.a-c
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JAN WILS
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
Wendingen, v. 6
1924
13 3/8 x 25 9/16 in (34 x 65 cm) – open
13 3/8 x 13 3/8 in (34 x 34 cm) – closed
The Museum of Modern Art Library
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EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
Intérieurs français: Eileen Gray
c. 1925
Sheet from a folio of hand-colored prints
enclosure: 11 3/16 x 9 5/8 x 1 5/16" (28.4 x 24.5 x 3.3 cm)
book - closed: 10 15/16 x 9 1/4 x 9/16" (27.8 x 23.5 x 1.5 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
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EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
Guest bedroom at E-1027, showing Adjustable Bedside Table,
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
1926-1929
Gelatin silver print
5 1/4 x 4 3/4" (13.3 x 12.1 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD897
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
Table for for E-1027 House, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
1926-1929
Gelatin silver print
5 x 4 1/2" (12.7 x 11.4 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD898
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
E-1027 House, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Bedroom with
Adjustable Table
1926-1929
Gelatin silver print
4 5/8 × 5 1/2" (11.7 × 14 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD1289
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
E-1027 House, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
1926-1929
Guest alcove off living room
Gelatin silver print
4 13/16 × 4 1/2" (12.2 × 11.4 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD1290
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
E-1027 House, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
1926-1929
Detail of guest alcove off living room
Gelatin silver print
3 7/16 × 6 13/16" (8.7 × 17.3 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD1291
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EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
E-1027 House, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
1926-1929
Bathroom
Gelatin silver print
5 3/4 × 4 9/16" (14.6 × 11.6 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD1292
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
E-1027 House, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
1926-1929
Living room
Gelatin silver print
6 3/4 × 4 9/16" (17.1 × 11.6 cm)
Mount: 7 15/16 × 10 15/16" (20.2 × 27.8 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD1293
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
E-1027 House, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
1926-1929
Bedroom
Gelatin silver print
6 3/4 × 9 1/16" (17.1 × 23 cm)
Mount: 8 3/16 × 10 15/16" (20.8 × 27.8 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD1294
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
E-1027 House, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
1926-1929
Dressing room
Gelatin silver print
4 7/8 × 6 3/4" (12.4 × 17.1 cm)
Mount: 7 13/16 × 10 15/16" (19.8 × 27.8 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD1295
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EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
E-1027 House, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
1926-1929
Detail of dressing room
Gelatin silver print
6 3/4 × 4 11/16" (17.1 × 11.9 cm)
Mount: 8 1/8 × 10 15/16" (20.6 × 27.8 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD1296
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
E-1027 House, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
1926–1929
Exterior, side view
Gelatin silver print
6 7/8 × 9 1/16" (17.5 × 23 cm)
Mount: 8 1/16 × 10 15/16" (20.5 × 27.8 cm)
Architecture and Design Study Center
AD1298
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
E-1027 House, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
1926–1929
Exterior from water
Gelatin silver print
7 × 9 3/16" (17.8 × 23.3 cm)
Mount: 8 3/16 × 10 15/16" (20.8 × 27.8 cm)
Architecture and Design Study Center
AD1299
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
E-1027 House, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
1926–1929
Exterior detail of windows
Gelatin silver print
6 15/16 × 4 11/16" (17.6 × 11.9 cm)
Mount: 8 15/16 × 4 11/16" (22.7 × 11.9 cm)
AD1300
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EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
E-1027 House, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
1926–1929
Garden view, steps to porch
Gelatin silver print
4 15/16 × 6 7/8" (12.5 × 17.5 cm)
Mount: 7 15/16 × 10 15/16" (20.2 × 27.8 cm)
Architecture and Design Study Center
AD1301
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
Pivoting chest of drawers for Tempe à Pailla, Castellar, France
c.1934
Gelatin silver print
8 x 10" (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD905
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
Pivoting chest of drawers for Tempe à Pailla, Castellar, France
c.1934
Gelatin silver print
8 x 10" (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD906
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
Extendable Table from E-1027
c.1930
Cork, nickel-plated tubular steel, and painted wood
28 3/4 × 46 1/2 × 24 3/4" (73 × 118.1 × 62.9 cm)
Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, Alice and Tom Tisch, Sid Bass,
USM Fondation, and Committee of Architecture and Design Fund
1068.2015
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
Etoile de Mer Carpet
c.1930
Wool
82 1/2 × 57" (209.6 × 144.8 cm)
Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, Alice and Tom Tisch, Sid Bass,
USM Fondation, and Committee of Architecture and Design Fund
1069.2015
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EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
Badovici apartment, Rue Chateaubriand, Paris, France
1930–1931
Plan
Gelatin silver print
7 1/2 × 11" (19.1 × 27.9 cm)
Architecture and Design Study Center
AD1305
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
Badovici apartment, Rue Chateaubriand, Paris, France
1930–1931
Bedroom, with partial view of table
Gelatin silver print
5 11/16 × 6 9/16" (14.4 × 16.7 cm)
Architecture and Design Study Center
AD1306
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
Badovici apartment, Rue Chateaubriand, Paris, France
1930–1931
Living room
Gelatin silver print
4 7/8 × 6 3/4" (12.4 × 17.1 cm)
Architecture and Design Study Center
AD1307
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
Badovici apartment, Rue Chateaubriand, Paris, France
1930–1931
Shower
Gelatin silver print
10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Architecture and Design Study Center
AD1308
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
Chair for the Villa Tempe a Pailla
c.1935
Nickel-plated tubular steel and leather
28 3/4 × 21 3/4 × 16 1/2" (73 × 55.2 × 41.9 cm)
Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, Alice and Tom Tisch, Sid Bass,
USM Fondation, and Committee of Architecture and Design Fund
1071.2015
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EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
Tempe à Pailla, Castellar, France
1932–1934
Living end of studio, living room
Gelatin silver print
Architecture and Design Study Center
AD1309
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
Tempe à Pailla, Castellar, France
1932–1934
View of terrace
Gelatin silver print
Architecture and Design Study Center
AD1313
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
Tempe à Pailla, Castellar, France
1932–1934
Bathroom open
Gelatin silver print
Architecture and Design Study Center
AD1314
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
Tempe à Pailla, Castellar, France
1932–1934
Bathroom closed
Gelatin silver print
Architecture and Design Study Center
AD1315
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
Tempe à Pailla, Castellar, France
1932–1934
View of bathroom
Gelatin silver print
Architecture and Design Study Center
AD1316
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EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
Tempe à Pailla, Castellar, France
1932–1934
Work end of studio living room
Gelatin silver print
Architecture and Design Study Center
AD1317
SUZANNE GUIGUICHON (French, 1900–1985)
JACQUES GRÉBER (French, 1882–1962)
HENRI MARTIN (Nationality unknown)
An Intellectual's Studio
1937
Interior settings presented at the Exposition
internationale des arts et techniques dans la vie
moderne (International exposition dedicated
to art and technology in modern life), Paris.
Lithograph
8 11/16 x 12 5/8 in (22 x 32 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
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300025551.4
ELIZABETH LENNARD (American, born 1953)
Talking House: Eileen Gray and Jean Badovici
2016
Video (color, black and white, sound)
41 min.
Courtesy the artist
CH2016.2386
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Intérieurs Français au Salon des Artistes Décorateurs
1927
The Museum of Modern Art Library
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HANS SCHAROUN (German, 1893–1972)
Hans Scharoun letterhead
1928
Letter to Jean Badovici from Scharoun
Letterpress
11 5/8 × 8 3/4" (29.5 × 22.2 cm)
Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the
Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
1325.2015
SOLOMON TELINGATER (Russian, 1903–1969)
SA. Sovremennaia arkhitektura, no. 4
1930
Journal, letterpress printed
page (each): 11 7/8 × 8 7/16" (30.1 × 21.5 cm)
Gift of The Judith Rothschild Foundation
218.2001.Y
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LE CORBUSIER (CHARLES-ÉDOUARD JEANNERET) (French, born
Switzerland. 1887–1965)
PIERRE JEANNERET (Swiss, 1896–1967)
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Armchair with a Tilting Back (Siège à Dossier Basculant)
1928
Chrome-plated tubular steel and canvas
26 1/8 x 25 5/8 x 26" (66.3 x 65.1 x 66 cm)
Gift of Thonet Brothers, Inc.
281.1934
LE CORBUSIER (CHARLES-ÉDOUARD JEANNERET) (French, born
Switzerland. 1887–1965)
PIERRE JEANNERET (Swiss, 1896–1967)
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Chaise Longue (LC/4)
1928
Chrome-plated steel, fabric, and leather
26 3/8 x 23 x 62 3/8" (67 x 58.4 x 158.4 cm)
Gift of Thonet Industries, Inc.
223.1950
LE CORBUSIER (CHARLES-ÉDOUARD JEANNERET) (French, born
Switzerland. 1887–1965)
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Salon d'Automne des artistes décorateurs
1929
Interior of model one-room house
Gelatin silver print
6 7/16 × 9 15/16" (16.4 × 25.2 cm)
Mount: 7 3/4 × 10 15/16" (19.7 × 27.8 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD1324
LE CORBUSIER (CHARLES-ÉDOUARD JEANNERET) (French, born
Switzerland. 1887–1965)
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Salon d'Automne des artistes décorateurs
1929
Overhead view of interiors of model one-room house
Gelatin silver print
7 × 9 1/2" (17.8 × 24.1 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD1325
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LE CORBUSIER (CHARLES-ÉDOUARD JEANNERET) (French, born
Switzerland. 1887–1965)
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Salon d'Automne des artistes décorateurs
1929
Bathroom interior of model one-room house
Gelatin silver print
7 × 9 1/2" (17.8 × 24.1 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD1326
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
LE CORBUSIER (CHARLES-ÉDOUARD JEANNERET) (French, born
Switzerland. 1887–1965)
PIERRE JEANNERET (Swiss, 1896–1967)
Revolving Armchair
1928
Chrome-plated tubular steel and leather
29 3/4 x 22 x 21 1/4" (75.6 x 55.9 x 54 cm), seat h. 21 5/8" (54.9 cm)
Gift of Thonet Industries, Inc.
162.1958
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05: A Resolutely Modern Bedroom
ANNI ALBERS (American, born Germany. 1899–1994)
Upholstery material
1929
Cotton and rayon
4 1/2 x 7 3/4" (11.4 x 19.7 cm)
Gift of the designer
419.1951
ANNI ALBERS (American, born Germany. 1899–1994)
Wall-Covering Material
1929
Raffia, cellophane, and linen
4 1/2 x 11 3/4" (11.4 x 29.8 cm)
Gift of the designer
422.1951
ANNI ALBERS (American, born Germany. 1899–1994)
Wall-Covering Material
1929
Linen, raffia, and cellophane
4 1/4 x 12" (10.8 x 30.5 cm)
Gift of the designer
425.1951
ANNI ALBERS (American, born Germany. 1899–1994)
Drapery Material
1929
Cotton and linen
4 1/2 x 7 1/2" (11.4 x 19 cm)
Gift of the designer
437.1951
ANNI ALBERS (American, born Germany. 1899–1994)
Drapery Material
1929
Cotton
4 1/4 x 8" (10.8 x 20.3 cm)
Gift of the designer
438.1951
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VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Vorhangsstoffe gewebt gittertülle (Bauhaus curtain fabrics
woven lattice tulle)
c.1928
Textile sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC787.2011.2
VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Vorhangsstoffe gewebt gittertülle (Bauhaus curtain fabrics
woven lattice tulle)
c.1928
Textile sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC787.2011.3
VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Vorhangsstoffe gewebt gittertülle (Bauhaus curtain fabrics
woven lattice tulle)
c.1928
Textile sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC787.2011.4
VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Vorhangsstoffe gewebt gittertülle (Bauhaus curtain fabrics
woven lattice tulle)
c.1928
Textile sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC787.2011.5
VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Vorhangsstoffe gewebt gittertülle (Bauhaus curtain fabrics
woven lattice tulle)
c.1928
Textile sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
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VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Vorhangsstoffe gewebt gittertülle (Bauhaus curtain fabrics
woven lattice tulle)
c.1928
Textile sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC787.2011.19
VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Vorhangsstoffe gewebt gittertülle (Bauhaus curtain fabrics
woven lattice tulle)
c.1928
Textile sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC787.2011.27
VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Vorhangsstoffe gewebt gittertülle (Bauhaus curtain fabrics
woven lattice tulle)
c.1928
Textile sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC787.2011.28
VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Vorhangsstoffe gewebt gittertülle (Bauhaus curtain fabrics
woven lattice tulle)
c.1928
Textile sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC787.2011.30
VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Vorhangsstoffe gewebt gittertülle (Bauhaus curtain fabrics
woven lattice tulle)
c.1928
Textile sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC787.2011.33
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WILLI BAUMEISTER (German, 1889–1955)
wie wohnen? Die Wohnung (How Should We Live? The Dwelling)
1927
Poster for exhibition organized by the Deutsche Werkbund at the
Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, Germany
Lithograph
44 3/4 x 32 3/8" (113.7 x 82.2 cm)
Gift of Philip Johnson
364.1950
WILLI BAUMEISTER (German, 1889–1955)
wie wohnen? Die Wohnung (How Should We Live? The Dwelling)
1927
Poster for exhibition organized by the Deutsche Werkbund at the
Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, Germany
Lithograph
44 3/4 x 32 3/8" (113.7 x 82.2 cm)
Architecture & Design Purchase Fund
365.2011
HERBERT BAYER (American, born Austria. 1900–1985)
Anbau Möbel, Entwurf: Walter Gropius, Prof. Dr. e.H
1930
Brochure promoting modular furniture designed by Walter Gropius for the
Berlin firm Feder
Letterpress
5 7/8 x 8 1/4" (14.9 x 21 cm)
Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
564.1999
HERBERT BAYER (American, born Austria. 1900–1985)
Furniture catalogue
1933
Lithograph
Each: 5 3/4 x 8 1/4" (14.6 x 21 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
P1049.1-9
.1 and .7 on view
MARIANNE BRANDT (German, 1893–1983)
Ceiling Lamp
1925
Spun aluminum and milk glass shade
41 1/2 x 15" (105.4 x 38.1 cm)
Phyllis B. Lambert Fund
188.1958.a-b
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MARIANNE BRANDT (German, 1893–1983)
Table Clock
c. 1930
Painted and chrome-plated metal
5 3/4 x 6 7/8 x 2 3/4" (14.6 x 17.5 x 7 cm)
Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
14.1997
MARCEL BREUER (American, born Hungary. 1902–1981)
Dining-living room for Gropius House
Image: 4 3/4 × 6 1/2" (12.1 × 16.5 cm)
Image w/ border: 8 1/8 × 10" (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
AD1252
CHRISTIAN DELL (German, 1893–1974)
Table Lamp
1926
Chromed metal
h. 12 1/4" (31.1 cm), base diam. 6 3/8" (16.2 cm); h. (extended) 15 7/8"
(40.3 cm)
shade diam. 5 1/2" (14 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Stanley Resor
491.1953
WALTER GROPIUS (German, 1883–1969)
ADOLF MEYER (German, 1881–1929)
Door Handles
c. 1922
Nickel-plated brass
2 3/8 x 7 3/4 x 6" (6 x 19.7 x 15.2 cm)
mounted on wood base 10 x 4 3/4 x 3 3/8" (25.4 x 12.1 x 8.6 cm)
Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
151.2002
ALBRECHT HEUBNER (German, 1908–1945)
Minimal Dwelling, project
c. 1928
From Joost Schmidt's Bauhaus Design Course
Cut-and-pasted printed papers, gouache, and graphite on paper
11 3/4 x 14 3/4" (29.9 x 37.4 cm)
Acquired through Walter Gropius
SC55.1977.1
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HANS LEISTIKOW (German, 1892–1962)
Die Wohnung für das Existenzminimum (The Dwelling for Minimal
Existence)
1929
Lithograph
46 x 33" (116.8 x 84.0 cm)
Gift of The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund
290.1980
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE (American, born Germany. 1886–1969)
MR Coffee Table
1927
This example manufactured 1976
Chrome-plated tubular steel and glass
19 3/4 x 29" (50.2 x 73.7 cm)
Gift of Knoll International Inc., USA
410.1976
ERNST MUMENTHALER (Swiss, 1901–1978)
Typenmöbel (Standardized furniture)
1929
Lithograph
50 x 35" (127 x 88.9 cm)
Gift of Philip Johnson
375.1950
RASCH BROTHERS & CO.
Schönheit der Arbeit Bauhaus Weimar-May
1939
Letterpress on paper and wallpaper samples
11 3/4 x 9 3/8 x 1 5/8" (29.8 x 23.8 x 4.1 cm)
Architecture & Design Purchase Fund
1779.2008
LILLY REICH (German, 1885–1947)
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE (American, born Germany. 1886–1969)
Die Wohnung, Weissenhofsiedlung Werkbund Exposition, Stuttgart,
Germany
1927
View of the dressing room in the Apartment House
Silver-gelatin print
9 1/8 x 6 1/2" (23.2 x 16.5 cm)
Mies van der Rohe Archive, gift of the architect
AD1274
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LILLY REICH (German, 1885–1947)
Ground-Floor House at 'Die Wohnung unserer Zeit' (The Dwelling of Our
Time), German Building Exhibition, Berlin, Germany
1930-31
View of the man's bedroom
Gelatin silver print
6 11/16 x 9" (17 x 22.9 cm)
Mies van der Rohe Archive, gift of the architect
AD182
LILLY REICH (German, 1885–1947)
Ground-Floor House at 'Die Wohnung unserer Zeit' (The Dwelling of Our
Time), German Building Exhibition, Berlin, Germany
View of the lady's bedroom
1930-31
View of the lady's bedroom
Gelatin silver print
6 11/16 x 9" (17 x 22.9 cm)
Mies van der Rohe Archive, gift of the architect
MMA11949
LILLY REICH (German, 1885–1947)
Apartment for a Single Person Boarding House at 'Die Wohnung unserer
Zeit' (The Dwelling of Our Time), German Building Exhibition, Berlin,
Germany
Apartment for a Single Person, view of the living room and kitchenette
1931
View of the living room and kitchenette as exhibited in Die Wohnung
unserer Zeit (The dwelling of our time), German Building Exhibition,
Berlin
Silver-gelatin print
6 5/8 x 9" (16.8 x 22.9 cm)
Mies van der Rohe Archive, gift of the architect
AD174
LILLY REICH (German, 1885–1947)
Bed Cover from the Philip Johnson apartment
1933
Wild silk
1/2 x 76 x 57 1/2" (1.2 x 193.1 x 146.1 cm)
Gift of Philip Johnson
SC310.1999
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ALFRED ROTH (Swiss, 1930–1998)
LE CORBUSIER (CHARLES-ÉDOUARD JEANNERET) (French, born
Switzerland. 1887–1965)
Bed Frame
1927
Tubular nickel-plated brass and steel
frame (.a): 6 x 35 5/8 x 73 3/4" (15.2 x 90.5 x 187.3 cm)
head (.b): 23 3/4 x 35 1/2 x 3/4" (60.3 x 90.2 x 1.9 cm)
foot (.c): 17 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 3/4" (44.5 x 90.2 x 1.9 cm)
Gift of Curt Valentin
550.1953.a-c
RICHARD SCHADEWELL (German)
Frankfurt ('Bauhaus') Telephone
1929
Bakelite, nickel-plated sheet brass and paint
5 1/8 x 4 5/16 x 6 1/8" (13 x 11 x 15.5 cm)
Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
131.2010
GUNTA STÖLZL (Swiss, born Germany. 1897–1983)
Upholstery fabric for tubular steel chairs
c. 1925
Wool and Eisengarn
7 3/8 x 4 13/16" (18.7 x 12.2 cm)
Phyllis B. Lambert Fund
76.1958.17
KARL LUDWIG STRAUB (German, 1900–1997)
Werkbund Ausstellung, Die Wohnung (Werkbund exhibition—The
Dwelling)
1927
Poster for exhibition organized by the Deutsche Werkbund at the
Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, Germany
Lithograph
23 3/8 x 16 5/8" (59.4 x 42.2 cm)
Special Purchase Fund
338.1937
TOAST STUDIO (Canadian, founded 2000)
Philip Johnson Apartment Virtual Walkthrough
2016
Stereoscopic media file
Courtesy the Liliane and David M. Stewart Program for Modern Design
CH2016.2383
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UNKNOWN DESIGNER (Nationality unknown)
RASCH BROTHERS & CO.
Bauhaus wallpaper book
c.1937
Lithograph
9 x 8 3/4" (22.9 x 22.2 cm)
Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
130.2015
UNKNOWN DESIGNER (Dutch)
Stalen Meubelen 'MR'
c.1929
Advertising brochure
Lithograph
6 3/8 × 6 3/8" (16.2 × 16.2 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
P1505
UNKNOWN DESIGNER (German)
Desta Stahlmöbel
c.1932
Furniture catalog
Lithograph
5 7/8 × 8 1/4" (14.9 × 21 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
P1502
VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Druckstoffe (Bauhaus printed fabrics)
Bauhaus druckstoffe
1932-1933
Sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC155.2010.4
VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Druckstoffe (Bauhaus printed fabrics)
Bauhaus druckstoffe
1932-1933
Sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC155.2010.7
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VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Druckstoffe (Bauhaus printed fabrics)
Bauhaus druckstoffe
1932-1933
Sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC155.2010.25
VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Druckstoffe (Bauhaus printed fabrics)
Bauhaus druckstoffe
1932-1933
Sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC155.2010.29
VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Druckstoffe (Bauhaus printed fabrics)
Bauhaus druckstoffe
1932-1933
Sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC155.2010.36
VARIOUS ARTISTS (Nationality unknown)
Bauhaus Druckstoffe (Bauhaus printed fabrics)
Bauhaus druckstoffe
1932-1933
Sample book
Printed cotton
6 11/16 x 9 1/4" (17 x 23.5 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC155.2010.42
VEREINIGTE WERKSTÄTTEN FÜR KUNST IM HANDWERK, MUNICH
Neue Stoffe (New Fabrics) Textile Sample Book
1932
Printed and woven textile samples
7 11/16 × 11 13/16" (19.5 × 30 cm) (closed)
Anonymous gift
P1490
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WILHELM WAGENFELD (German, 1900–1990)
Kubus Stacking Storage Containers
1938
Molded glass
.1: 3 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 7 1/4" (8.3 x 18.4 x 18.4 cm)
.2a: 1 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 7 1/4" (4.4 x 18.4 x 18.4 cm)
.2b: 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/8" (1.3 x 18.1 x 18.1 cm)
.3a: 3 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 7 1/8" (8.3 x 9.2 x 18.1 cm)
.3b: 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 3 1/2" (1.3 x 18.1 x 8.9 cm)
.4a: 1 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 7 1/4" (4.4 x 8.9 x 18.4 cm)
.4b: 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 7" (1.3 x 8.9 x 17.8 cm)
.5a: 3 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (8.3 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.5b: 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (1.3 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.6a: 3 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (8.3 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.6b: 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (1.3 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.7a: 1 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (4.8 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.7b: 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 5/8" (1.3 x 8.9 x 9.2 cm)
.8a: 1 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (4.4 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.8b: 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (1.3 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.9: 1 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2" (4.4 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
.10: 1 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (4.4 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.11: 6 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2" (15.2 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
Mrs. Armand P. Bartos Fund
72.1990.1-11
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ALVAR AALTO (Finnish, 1898–1976)
AINO AALTO (Finnish, 1894–1949)
Child's Chair (model 103)
1931–1932
Laminated birch and lacquered molded plywood
23 3/4 x 13 5/8 x 16" (60.4 x 34.6 x 40.6 cm)
Gift of Artek-Pascoe, Inc.
55.1946
ANNI ALBERS (American, born Germany. 1899–1994)
Rug Design for Child's Room
1928
Gouache on paper
13 7/16 x 10 7/16" (34.1 x 26.5 cm)
Gift of the designer
405.1951
GERD ARNTZ (German, 1900–1988)
Wohnung und Städtebau: Dauerausstellung des Gesellschafts- und
Wirtschaftsmuseums
1928–1930
Letterpress
13 7/16 x 14 9/16" (34.1 x 37 cm)
Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
1198.1999
FRANCIS BERNARD (French, 1900–1979)
Gaz Cuit-Chauffe-Glace (Gas, It Cooks, Heats, Cools)
1928
Lithograph
63 x 47 1/4" (160 x 120 cm)
Department Purchase Funds
235.1987
MARCEL BREUER (American, born Hungary. 1902–1981)
Child's Armchair (model B34 1/2)
1929
Tubular steel and canvas
21 1/2 x 15 1/4 x 13 1/4" (54.6 x 38.7 x 33.7 cm)
Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. Purchase Fund
62.1948
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IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM (American, 1883–1976)
Ruth Asawa at Work with Children
1957
Gelatin silver print
10 13/16 x 9 3/4" (27.5 x 24.8 cm)
Purchase
450.1960
WALTER DEXEL (German, 1890–1973)
Verwende Stets Nur Gas (Use Only Gas...Saves Work, Time, Money)
1924
Letterpress
19 x 25 1/2" (48.3 x 64.8 cm)
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Purchase Fund
303.1937
CHARLES EAMES (American, 1907–1978)
House of Cards (giant size)
1954
Plastic coated slotted cards
Box: 11 1/2 × 8 × 1 3/8" (29.2 × 20.3 × 3.5 cm)
Component: 11 × 7" (27.9 × 17.8 cm)
Purchase
SC46.1955
RAY EAMES (American, 1912–1988)
CHARLES EAMES (American, 1907–1978)
Child's chair
c. 1944
Stained molded plywood
14 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 11" (36.8 x 36.8 x 27.9 cm)
Gift of Herman Miller Furniture Co.
82.1948
HELENE HAASBAUER-WALLRATH (Swiss, 1885–1968)
Die Praktische Küche (The Practical Kitchen)
1930
Poster for an exhibition at the Gewerbemuseum Basel
Lithograph
50 x 35 1/2" (127 x 90.2 cm)
Gift of Jim Lapides and the Architecture & Design Purchase Fund
142.2010
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ARMIN HOFMANN (Swiss, born 1920)
Herman Miller Collection, Möbel unserer Zeit
1962
Lithograph
50 3/8 x 35 3/8" (127.9 x 89.9 cm)
Gift of the artist
614.1981
FRANCIS JOURDAIN (French, 1876–1958)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
Chambre d'Enfant Intérieurs français
1924
Pochoir
Page: 10 9/16 x 8 3/4" (26.9 x 22.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
http://arcade.nyarc.org:80/record=b826787~S8
300008589.35
FRANCIS JOURDAIN (French, 1876–1958)
JEAN BADOVICI (French, 1893–1956)
Chambre d'Enfant Intérieurs français
1924
Pochoir
Page: 10 5/8 x 8 13/16" (27 x 22.4 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
http://arcade.nyarc.org:80/record=b826787~S8
300008589.36
ERNST KELLER (Swiss, 1891–1968)
Möbel Wettbewerb fuer die Ausstellung "Das Neue Heim"
1928
Screenprint
50 1/2 x 35 3/4" (128.2 x 90.7 cm)
Purchase
877.1979
JOHANNES MOLZAHN (German, 1892–1965)
Wohnung und Werkraum (Dwelling and Workplace)
1929
Poster for Deutsche Werkbund Exhibition in Breslau
Lithograph
23 5/8 x 33" (60 x 83.8 cm)
Purchase
346.1937
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HENRI MÜLLER-BLASE (German)
EVA ZEISEL (American, born Hungary. 1906–2011)
Hausgerät aus USA (Home appliances made in the USA)
1952
Lithograph
33 x 23 5/8" (83.7 x 60.1 cm)
Given anonymously
SC173.1980
GERRIT RIETVELD (Dutch, 1888–1964)
"Beugel" Child's Chair
c. 1928
Painted bentwood and tubular steel
23 1/4 x 15 9/16 x 23 1/2" (59.1 x 39.5 x 59.7 cm)
Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
365.1993
LADISLAV SUTNAR (American, born Bohemia (now Czech Republic).
1897–1976)
Vystava Harmonickeho Domova (Exhibition on Harmonious Living)
1930s
Lithograph
37 1/2 × 24 1/2" (95.3 × 62.2 cm)
Anonymous gift
P1140
LADISLAV SUTNAR (American, born Bohemia (now Czech Republic).
1897–1976)
Prototype for Build the Town building blocks
1940-43
Painted wood
large block .1-.3: 1 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4" (4.4 x 7 x 7 cm)
small block .4-.12: 2 x 3 x 3" (5.1 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)
wedge .13-.26: 2 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 1 1/2" (6.4 x 7.3 x 3.8 cm)
large cone .27: 7 3/8 x 2" (18.7 x 5.1 cm)
small cone .28-.29: 6 3/4" (17.1 cm)
Gift of Ctislav Sutnar and Radoslav Sutnar
173.2006.1-29
UNKNOWN DESIGNER (Nationality unknown)
Modernist dollhouse furniture
1930s
Painted metal, wire, fabric, and wood
2 1/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 7/8" (5.3 x 6.3 x 7.3 cm) Table
2 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 2 1/4" (6.7 x 5.2 x 5.7 cm) Side Chair
Gift of Alexander Schärer
1744.2012.1a-b
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UNKNOWN DESIGNER (Nationality unknown)
Modernist dollhouse furniture
1930s
Painted metal, wire, fabric, and wood
2 11/16 x 4 1/2 x 2 11/16" (6.9 x 11.4 x 6.8 cm) Bench
Gift of Alexander Schärer
1744.2012.2a-d
.c table and .d bench shown
UNKNOWN DESIGNER (Nationality unknown)
Modernist dollhouse furniture
1930s
Painted metal, wire, fabric, and wood
2 3/8 x 4 x 1 1/2" (6 x 10.2 x 3.8 cm) Bed.
Gift of Alexander Schärer
1744.2012.3a-f
.3a and .3b chairs, and .3c table shown
UNKNOWN DESIGNER (Nationality unknown)
Modernist dollhouse furniture
1930s
Painted metal, wire, fabric, and wood
4 3/16 x 4 15/16 x 2 1/4" (10.6 x 12.6 x 5.7 cm) Bench.
Gift of Alexander Schärer
1744.2012.6a-d
.6a chair and .6c table shown
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MARCEL BREUER (American, born Hungary. 1902–1981)
Couch
1930–1931
Tubular steel, flat chrome-plated steel bars, and upholstered cushions
53 1/4 x 55 1/8 x 28 1/2" (135.3 x 140 x 72.4 cm)
Gift of Lily Auchincloss
560.1981
SERGE CHERMAYEFF (British, born Russia. 1900–1996)
Radio (model AC74)
1933
Bakelite
17 15/16 x 14 15/16 x 10 7/16" (45.5 x 38 x 26.5 cm)
Gift of George R. Kravis II, in honor of Juliet Kinchin
1165.2013
DESNY, PARIS
Cocktail Goblets
c. 1930
Silver
Each: 4 3/4 x 3" (12.1 x 7.6 cm)
Philip Johnson Fund
346.1961.1-2
ARSHILE GORKY (American, born Armenia. 1904–1948)
Still Life with Lemons
n.d.
Oil on canvas
12 x 15 7/8" (30.6 x 40.1 cm)
Martha Jackson Gallery
SC206.1982
EILEEN GRAY (Anglo-Irish, 1879–1976)
Rug
c. 1928
Felt
88 x 53 1/8" (223.5 x 135 cm)
Gift of Prunella Clough
636.1980
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FREDERICK KIESLER (American, born Austria-Hungary. 1890–1965)
Standing Lamp
1933
Aluminum and plastic
69 x 22 x 11 3/4" (175.3 x 55.9 x 29.8 cm)
Fractional and promised gift of Celeste and Armand Bartos
461.1997
FREDERICK KIESLER (American, born Austria-Hungary. 1890–1965)
Table
1935–1938
Chrome-plated metal and glass
28 x 66 1/2 x 28 1/2" (71.1 x 168.9 x 72.4 cm)
Gift of Isobel Grossman
A580.2010
FREDERICK KIESLER (American, born Austria-Hungary. 1890–1965)
Sideboard
1935–1938
Wood and stainless steel
35 1/2 × 79 1/2 × 17 1/2" (90.2 × 201.9 × 44.5 cm)
Gift of Isobel Grossman
A581.2010
FREDERICK KIESLER (American, born Austria-Hungary. 1890–1965)
Nesting Coffee Table
1935-38
Cast aluminum
.a: 9 1/2 x 34 x 25" (24.1 x 86.4 x 63.5 cm)
.b: 9 1/2 x 22 x 16 1/4" (24 x 55.9 x 41.3 cm)
Gift of Carlo M. Grossman and Josie G. Lindau in memory of their parents
Isobel and Isidore Grossman
109.1996.a-b
MARGUERITA MERGENTIME (American, 1894–1941)
Textile samples
late 1930s
Six swatches of printed silk indicating different colorways
Printed woven silk
5 x 5 3/8" (12.7 x 13.65 cm)
Architecture and Design Study Center
P1372.a-f
.a, .b, .c, and .f shown
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MARGUERITA MERGENTIME (American, 1894–1941)
Food for Thought tablecloth
c. 1936
Printed linen
52 × 52" (132.1 × 132.1 cm)
Private collection
LN2016.1635
MARGUERITA MERGENTIME (American, 1894–1941)
Food for Conversation Napkins
1934
Printed linen
14 × 15" (35.6 × 38.1 cm)
Private collection
LN2016.1636.a-c
GILBERT ROHDE (American, 1894–1944)
Chair
c. 1938
Stainless steel and Plexiglas
31 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 21" (80 x 44.4 x 53.3 cm)
Gift of the Gansevoort Gallery, Jeffrey P. Klein Purchase Fund and John C.
Waddell Purchase Fund
1429.2000
Minotaure no. 2
1933
The Museum of Modern Art Library
300361017
WALTER DORWIN TEAGUE (American, 1883–1960)
Cocktail Glasses
1920s
Glass
.1: 3 x 2 1/4" (7.6 x 5.7 cm)
.2: 3 3/8 x 3" (8.6 x 7.6 cm)
Gift of the manufacturer
266.1934.1-2
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WALTER DORWIN TEAGUE (American, 1883–1960)
Vase
1932
Glass
10 1/8 x 11" (25.7 x 28 cm)
Gift of the manufacturer
265.1934
UNKNOWN DESIGNER (Nationality unknown)
Cocktail Glass
1930s
Glass
2 1/2 x 2 1/2" (6.3 x 6.3 cm)
Purchase
678.1939
W. ARCHIBALD WELDEN (American, 1900–1970)
Cocktail Shaker
c. 1938
Chrome-plated metal
11 x 3" (27.9 x 7.6 cm)
Gift of the manufacturer
81.1946.a-c
RUSSEL WRIGHT (American, 1904–1976)
Small "Ball" vase
c.1930-1935
Aluminum
h. 6 × diam. 7" (15.2 × 17.8 cm)
Courtesy George R. Kravis II
TR15661.2
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AINO AALTO (Finnish, 1894–1949)
Tumbler
1932
Pressed glass
3 3/8 x 3" (8.6 x 7.6 cm)
Greta Daniel Fund
431.1983
ALVAR AALTO (Finnish, 1898–1976)
Artek-Pascoe furniture catalogue
1930s
Lithograph
5 1/4 × 8 1/2" (13.3 × 21.6 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
P1543
ALVAR AALTO (Finnish, 1898–1976)
New Furniture Incorporated catalogue
1930s
Lithograph
6 × 8 1/2" (15.2 × 21.6 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
P1546
ALVAR AALTO (Finnish, 1898–1976)
Stacking Stools (model 60)
1932-33
Birch
17 1/4 x 14" (43.8 x 35.5 cm)
Gift of Artek-Pascoe, Inc.
56.1946.1
ALVAR AALTO (Finnish, 1898–1976)
Stacking Stools (model 60)
1932–1933
Birch
16 3/4 x 13 7/8" (42.5 x 35.2 cm)
Gift of Artek-Pascoe, Inc.
56.1946.3
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ALVAR AALTO (Finnish, 1898–1976)
Tea Trolley (model 98)
1936–1937
Laminated birch, linoleum, and rubber
22 x 35 1/2 x 18" (55.9 x 90.2 x 45.7 cm)
Marshall Cogan Purchase Fund
724.1983
JEAN (HANS) ARP (French, born Germany (Alsace). 1886–1966)
Rug
1938
Woven wool
78 x 59 1/2" (198.1 x 151.1 cm)
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
328.1939
RUDOLF BIRCHER (Swiss)
Aino und Alvar Aalto
1948
Poster for an exhibition at the Kunstgewerbemuseum, Zürich
Lithograph
50 1/4 x 35 1/2" (127.6 x 90.2 cm)
Gift of the Kunstgewerbe Museum, Zürich
187.1968
ALEXANDER CALDER (American, 1898–1976)
Brooch
c. 1936
Brass
3 5/8 x 4 3/4" (9.2 x 12.1 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Katharine Kuh
382.1955
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09: Tokyo-New York
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (American, 1905–1990)
Three-Legged (Mira) Stool
c. 1950
Walnut
35 1/2 x 22 x 18" (90.2 x 55.9 x 45.7 cm)
Purchase
SC572.2010
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Sentaku, dentō, sōzō : Nihon geijutsu tono sesshoku / Sharurotto Perian,
Sakakura Junzō cho.
[1941]
(closed) 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1" (29.7 x 21.5 x 2.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
http://arcade.nyarc.org:80/record=b1271414~S8
300332095.1
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Sentaku, dentō, sōzō : Nihon geijutsu tono sesshoku / Sharurotto Perian,
Sakakura Junzō cho.
[1941]
(closed) 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1" (29.7 x 21.5 x 2.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
300332095.8
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Sentaku, dentō, sōzō : Nihon geijutsu tono sesshoku / Sharurotto Perian,
Sakakura Junzō cho.
[1941]
(closed) 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1" (29.7 x 21.5 x 2.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
300332095.15
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Sentaku, dentō, sōzō : Nihon geijutsu tono sesshoku / Sharurotto Perian,
Sakakura Junzō cho.
[1941]
(closed) 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1" (29.7 x 21.5 x 2.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
300332095.20
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CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Sentaku, dentō, sōzō : Nihon geijutsu tono sesshoku / Sharurotto Perian,
Sakakura Junzō cho.
[1941]
(closed) 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1" (29.7 x 21.5 x 2.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
300332095.25
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Sentaku, dentō, sōzō : Nihon geijutsu tono sesshoku / Sharurotto Perian,
Sakakura Junzō cho.
[1941]
(closed) 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1" (29.7 x 21.5 x 2.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
300332095.30
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Sentaku, dentō, sōzō : Nihon geijutsu tono sesshoku / Sharurotto Perian,
Sakakura Junzō cho.
[1941]
(closed) 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1" (29.7 x 21.5 x 2.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
300332095.32
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Sentaku, dentō, sōzō : Nihon geijutsu tono sesshoku / Sharurotto Perian,
Sakakura Junzō cho.
[1941]
(closed) 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1" (29.7 x 21.5 x 2.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
300332095.33
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Sentaku, dentō, sōzō : Nihon geijutsu tono sesshoku / Sharurotto Perian,
Sakakura Junzō cho.
[1941]
(closed) 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1" (29.7 x 21.5 x 2.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
300332095.34
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CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
Sentaku, dentō, sōzō : Nihon geijutsu tono sesshoku / Sharurotto Perian,
Sakakura Junzō cho.
[1941]
(closed) 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1" (29.7 x 21.5 x 2.3 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art Library
300332095.43
A Japanese House
1955
16mm film (black and white, sound)
18 min.
Circulating Film & Video Library
1858
NOÉMI RAYMOND (American, born France. 1889–1980)
Circles
c.1939-40
Printed cotton
43 3/4 x 76 1/2" (111.1 x 194.3 cm)
Gift of the designer
913.1942
NOÉMI RAYMOND (American, born France. 1889–1980)
Combination of Reeds
c.1940
Printed cotton
80 x 48" (203.2 x 121.9 cm)
Gift of the designer
906.1942
NOÉMI RAYMOND (American, born France. 1889–1980)
Combination of Strips, Reeds
c.1940
Printed cotton
68 x 45" (172.7 x 116.8 cm)
Gift of the designer
914.1942
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MICHAEL VAN BEUREN (Mexican, born United States. 1911–2004)
KLAUS GRABE (Mexican)
MORLEY WEBB (Mexican)
Entry Panel for MoMA Latin American Competition for Organic Design in
Home Furnishings
c.1940
Rest Chair
Ink and photo collage on paper
19 3/4 x 31 1/2" (50.2 x 80 cm)
Gift of the designer
SC1813.2008.1
CHARLES EAMES (American, 1907–1978)
EERO SAARINEN (American, born Finland. 1910–1961)
High-Back Armchair
1940
Entry Panel for MoMA Competition for Organic Design in Home
Furnishings
Pencil on board covered with cellophane
30 x 20" (76.2 x 50.8 cm)
Gift of the designers
864.1942
CHARLES EAMES (American, 1907–1978)
EERO SAARINEN (American, born Finland. 1910–1961)
Entry Panel for MoMA Competition for Organic Design in Home
Furnishings
1940
Gelatin silver print with hand-painted letters
30 x 20" (76.2 x 50.8 cm)
Purchase Fund
878.1942
ANTHONY INGOLIA (American, born 1921)
Entry Panel for MoMA Lamp Design Competition
1950
20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Gift of the designer
SC445.2009
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ROBERT E. LEWIS
JAMES PRESTINI (American, born Italy. 1908–1993)
Entry Panel for MoMA International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture
Design
c.1950
Chair
20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Gift of the designers
SC1824.2008.10
CLARA PORSET (Mexican, born Cuba. 1895–1981)
XAVIER GUERRERO (Mexican, 1896–1974)
Entry Panel for MoMA Latin American Competition for Organic Design in
Home Furnishings
c.1940
Furniture for a Country Residence
20 x 32" (50.8 x 81.3 cm)
Gift of the designer
SC1820.2008.2
CLARA PORSET (Mexican, born Cuba. 1895–1981)
XAVIER GUERRERO (Mexican, 1896–1974)
Entry Panel for MoMA Latin American Competition for Organic Design in
Home Furnishings
c.1940
Gouache and ink on panel
20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Gift of the designer
SC1820.2008.4
CLARA PORSET (Mexican, born Cuba. 1895–1981)
XAVIER GUERRERO (Mexican, 1896–1974)
Entry Panel for MoMA International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture
Design
c.1950
Ink on panel
19 3/4 x 31 1/2" (50.2 x 80 cm)
Gift of the designers
SC92.2009
BERNARD RUDOFSKY (American, born Austria. 1905–1988)
Entry Panel for MoMA Latin American Competition for Organic Design in
Home Furnishings
c.1940
Outdoor seating
31 1/2 x 19 3/4" (80 x 50.2 cm)
Gift of the designer
SC1828.2008.1
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BERNARD RUDOFSKY (American, born Austria. 1905–1988)
Entry Panel for MoMA Latin American Competition for Organic Design in
Home Furnishings
c.1940
Outdoor seating
31 1/2 x 19 3/4" (80 x 50.2 cm)
Gift of the designer
SC1828.2008.3
JUNZO SAKAKURA (Japanese, 1901–1969)
Entry Panel for MoMA International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture
Design
ca. 1950
Bamboo Chair
Photo-collage and gouache on panel
19 1/2 x 31" (49.5 x 78.7 cm)
Gift of the designer
SC1829.2008
JOHN VAN ZWIENEN
Entry Panel for MoMA Lamp Design Competition
1950
20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Gift of the designer
SC453.2009
EILEEN WELTNER
KEN SKLAR
Entry Panel for MoMA Lamp Design Competition
1950
20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Gift of the designer
SC455.2009.1
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11: Eames-What Is A House?
CHARLES EAMES (American, 1907–1978)
RAY EAMES (American, 1912–1988)
Tilt-Back Side Chair
c. 1944
Molded plywood, metal rod, rubber shockmounts, and rubber glides
25 3/4 x 20 x 29" (65.4 x 50.8 x 73.7 cm)
Gift of the manufacturer
69.1946
CHARLES EAMES (American, 1907–1978)
RAY EAMES (American, 1912–1988)
Experimental Lounge Chair
c. 1944
Molded plywood and steel rod
28 3/4 x 30 1/8 x 30" (73 x 76.5 x 76.2 cm)
Gift of the designers
160.1973
CHARLES EAMES (American, 1907–1978)
“What Is a House?”
1944
Excerpted from Arts and Architecture magazine, July 1944
Lithograph
P1547
CHARLES EAMES (American, 1907–1978)
RAY EAMES (American, 1912–1988)
Entry Panel for MoMA International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture
Design
c. 1950
7990a
Gelatin silver print mounted on board
20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Gift of the designers
SC35.1950
CHARLES EAMES (American, 1907–1978)
RAY EAMES (American, 1912–1988)
Coffee Table
1946
Molded wood top and steel rod legs
15 3/4 x 34 1/4" (40 x 87 cm)
Gift of the designer
159.1973
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CHARLES EAMES (American, 1907–1978)
RAY EAMES (American, 1912–1988)
Prototype for Chaise Longue (La Chaise)
1948
Hard rubber foam, plastic, wood, and metal
32 1/2 x 59 x 34 1/4" (82.5 x 149.8 x 87 cm)
Gift of the designers
SC106.1973
CHARLES EAMES (American, 1907–1978)
RAY EAMES (American, 1912–1988)
Eames House, Los Angeles, California
1949
Plastic and wood
20 x 84 x 30" (50.8 x 213.4 x 76.2 cm)
Emilio Ambasz Fund
153.1984
CHARLES EAMES (American, 1907–1978)
RAY EAMES (American, 1912–1988)
Eames Storage Unit (ESU)
1950
Plastic-coated plywood, lacquered masonite, and chrome-plated steel
58 1/2 x 47 x 16 3/4" (148.6 x 119.4 x 42.5 cm)
Gift of John C. Waddell
434.1992
CHARLES EAMES (American, 1907–1978)
RAY EAMES (American, 1912–1988)
House: After Five Years of Living
1955
Video (color, sound)
11 min.
Courtesy Eames Demetrios
CH2016.2388
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12: Knoll Furnishing the World
ANTONIO BONET (Spanish, 1913–1989)
JUAN KURCHAN (Argentine, 1913–1975)
JORGE FERRARI HARDOY (Argentine, 1914–1977)
B.K.F. Chair
1938
Painted wrought-iron rod and leather
Overall: 34 3/8 x 32 3/4 x 29 3/4" (87.3 x 83.2 x 75.6 cm)
Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. Fund
715.1943.a-b
MARLI EHRMAN (American, born Germany. 1904–1982)
Upholstery fabric sample (No.13307)
c. 1940
Woven cotton and chenille
24 x 24" (61 x 61 cm)
Gift of the designer
883.1942
MARLI EHRMAN (American, born Germany. 1904–1982)
Upholstery fabric sample (no.13308)
c. 1940
Woven cotton and wool
23 x 22 1/2" (58.4 x 57.1 cm)
Gift of the designer
884.1942
MARLI EHRMAN (American, born Germany. 1904–1982)
Fabric (no. 13309)
c. 1940
Woven cotton
26 x 23 3/4" (66 x 60.3 cm)
Purchase Fund
891.1942
MARLI EHRMAN (American, born Germany. 1904–1982)
Fabric (no. 13308)
c. 1940
Woven cotton
27 x 26" (68.6 x 66 cm)
Purchase Fund
893.1942
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MARLI EHRMAN (American, born Germany. 1904–1982)
Fabric (no. 13308)
c. 1940
Cotton
26 x 25 1/2" (66 x 64.8 cm)
Purchase Fund
894.1942
MARLI EHRMAN (American, born Germany. 1904–1982)
Fabric (no. 13309)
c. 1940
Woven cotton
28 x 25 3/4" (71.1 x 65.4 cm)
Purchase Fund
895.1942
MARLI EHRMAN (American, born Germany. 1904–1982)
Upholstery fabric
1941
Woven cotton
31 1/2 x 26" (80 x 66 cm)
Gift of the designer
886.1942
ESZTER HARASZTY (American, born Hungary. 1920–1994)
Triad
c. 1951
Screen-printed cotton
64 1/2 x 45" (163.8 x 114.3 cm)
Gift of the manufacturer, 1955
SC25.1975.1
ESZTER HARASZTY (American, born Hungary. 1920–1994)
Triad
c. 1951
Screen-printed cotton
59 3/4 x 44" (151.8 x 111.8 cm)
Gift of the manufacturer
SC25.1975.2
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ERWIN HAUER (Austrian, born 1926)
Design 5
1956
Module from the Continua system, four-inch scale
Cast hydrostone
12 x 12 x 3" (30.5 x 30.5 x 7.6 cm)
Anonymous gift
919.2012
FLORENCE KNOLL (American, born 1917)
Coffee Table
1954
Rosewood and chrome-plated metal
17 x 27 1/8 x 27 1/8" (43.2 x 68.9 x 68.9 cm)
Barbara Jakobson Purchase Fund
25.1997
San Antonio fabric sample (K284/42)
1948-1950
Cotton
26 x 23 1/2" (66 x 59.7 cm)
Gift of Knoll Textiles
P387
SVEN MARKELIUS (Swedish, 1889–1972)
KA MARKELIUS
Pythagoras Drapery Fabric
c. 1952
Linen
l. 73 1/2 x w. 44 1/2" (l. 186.7 x w. 113 cm)
Gift of Knoll Associates
SC23.1975
SVEN MARKELIUS (Swedish, 1889–1972)
Markelius fabric sample (model K288/45)
1948-1950
Printed linen, jute and cotton
25 1/4 x 24" (64.1 x 61 cm)
Gift of Knoll Textiles
P381
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SVEN MARKELIUS (Swedish, 1889–1972)
Markelius fabric sample (model K288)
1948-1950
Printed linen, jute and cotton
26 x 25 1/2" (66 x 64.8 cm)
Gift of Knoll Textiles
P382
HERBERT MATTER (American, born Switzerland. 1907–1984)
ESZTER HARASZTY (American, born Hungary. 1920–1994)
CAROL SUMMERS (American, born 1925)
INGE TOFT
VEZELAY
ANGELO TESTA (American, 1921–1984)
NOÉMI RAYMOND (American, born France. 1889–1980)
JACQUELINE IRIBE
ALBERT HERBERT (American)
DENNIS LENNON (British)
ASTRID SAMPE (Swedish, 1909–2002)
EVELYN HILL
FRANZ LORENZ
TONI PRESTINI (American)
MARIANNE STRENGELL (American, born Finnish. 1909–1998)
KNOLL TEXTILES, NEW YORK, NY
Knoll Textile Kit
c. 1955
Bound fabric samples
.a: 4 1/8 x 8 x 2" (10.5 x 20.3 x 5.1 cm)
.b: 4 x 4 x 2 1/2" (10.2 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm)
.c: 4 x 4 x 2 1/2" (10.2 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm)
Architecture & Design Study Center
SC156.2010.a-c
.a blue and .b red shown
HERBERT MATTER (American, born Switzerland. 1907–1984)
K(noll) Single Pedestal Furniture Designed By Eero Saarinen
c. 1957
Lithograph
45 x 26" (114.2 x 66 cm)
Gift of the designer
796.1983
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ISAMU NOGUCHI (American, 1904–1988)
Table Lamp
1948
Plastic and wood
16 x 7 1/4" (40.6 x 18.4 cm)
Gift of Knoll Associates
227.1950
NOÉMI RAYMOND (American, born France. 1889–1980)
Chinese Coins textile
c. 1946-50
Printed cotton
80 × 46" (203.2 × 116.8 cm)
Courtesy Paul Makovsky
LN2016.1633
NOÉMI RAYMOND (American, born France. 1889–1980)
Chinese Coins Fabric Sample
c.1948
Printed cotton
25 3/4 x 26 1/2" (65.4 x 67.3 cm)
Gift of Knoll Textiles
P383
NOÉMI RAYMOND (American, born France. 1889–1980)
Mosaic
c. 1950
Printed rayon
22 × 24" (55.9 × 61 cm)
Courtesy KnollTextiles Archive, New York, NY
LN2016.1631
EERO SAARINEN (American, born Finland. 1910–1961)
Womb Chair
1946
Upholstered latex foam on fiberglass-reinforced plastic shell and
chrome-plated steel rod base
36 1/2 x 40 x 34" (92.7 x 101.6 x 86.4 cm)
Gift of the manufacturer
447.1956.a-c
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ANGELO TESTA (American, 1921–1984)
Campagna
1951
Furnishing fabric
Belgian linen
27 x 34" (68.6 x 86.3 cm)
Gift of the manufacturer
SC61.1975
UNKNOWN DESIGNER (Nationality unknown)
San Antonio fabric sample (K284/41)
1948-1950
Cotton
24 1/4 x 23 1/2" (61.6 x 59.7 cm)
Gift of Knoll Textiles
P386
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13: Maison du Brésil
ARABIA, WÄRTSILÄ AB, HELSINKI, FINLAND (Finnish, est. 1874)
Ashtray
Unknown
Glazed porcelain
1 1/4 x 3 1/4" (3.2 x 8.3 cm)
Gift of the Chase Manhattan Bank
348.1960
HARRY BERTOIA (American, born Italy. 1915–1978)
Side Chair
1952
Vinyl-coated steel wire, black-oxidized steel rod base, and Naugahyde
seat pad
30 1/4 x 21 1/2 x 20 7/8" (76.8 x 54.6 x 53 cm)
Purchase Fund
449.1956.a-b
HARRY GITLIN (American, 1914–1986)
Table Lamp (model T9)
1951
Baked enamel
23 x 7" (58.4 x 17.8 cm)
Gift of the manufacturer
220.1953
LE CORBUSIER (CHARLES-ÉDOUARD JEANNERET) (French, born
Switzerland. 1887–1965)
Cube stools
c.1956-1959
Oak
Each: 17 × 13 × 9 1/2" (43.2 × 33 × 24.1 cm)
Gift of the Estate of David Teiger
140.2016.1-2
only .1 shown
VERA LISKOVÁ (Czech, 1924–1979)
Tumbler
1947
Crystal
2 7/8 x 3 5/8" (7.3 x 9.2 cm)
Gift of A. J. Van Dugteren & Sons, Inc.
231.1953
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CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
LE CORBUSIER (CHARLES-ÉDOUARD JEANNERET) (French, born
Switzerland. 1887–1965)
Daybed from the Maison du Brésil
1959
Oak and upholstered cushions
11 × 74 13/16 × 31 3/8" (27.9 × 190 × 79.8 cm)
Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
145.2016
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
LE CORBUSIER (CHARLES-ÉDOUARD JEANNERET) (French, born
Switzerland. 1887–1965)
Room divider from the Maison du Brésil
1959
Oak and plastic
59 3/8 × 70 3/8 × 25 5/8" (150.9 × 178.8 × 65 cm)
Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
146.2016
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
LE CORBUSIER (CHARLES-ÉDOUARD JEANNERET) (French, born
Switzerland. 1887–1965)
Table from the Maison du Brésil
1959
Tubular steel, formica, plywood, and plastic
33 7/8 × 27 9/16" (86 × 70 cm)
Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
148.2016
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (French, 1903–1999)
LE CORBUSIER (CHARLES-ÉDOUARD JEANNERET) (French, born
Switzerland. 1887–1965)
Wall bookcase and blackboard from the Maison du Brésil
1959
Oak and slate
27 5/8 × 82 1/2 × 8 1/2" (70.1 × 209.6 × 21.6 cm)
Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
149.2016.a-b
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