Desk (with storage unit), models 6200 (and 6200a)

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Desk (with storage unit), models 6200 (and 6200a)

United States, 1952; manufactured circa 1952-1954
Furnishings; Furniture
Walnut, iron, Formica
40 1/4 × 48 × 25 in. (102.24 × 121.92 × 63.5 cm)
Decorative Arts and Design Deaccession Fund (M.2007.37)
Decorative Arts and Design
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

This desk by Swedish émigré Greta Grossman exemplifies how she combined Scandinavian and Californian design influences....
This desk by Swedish émigré Greta Grossman exemplifies how she combined Scandinavian and Californian design influences. The asymmetrical forms, juxtaposition of light and dark, and use of Formica contribute to the piece’s modern aesthetic. But Grossman’s choice of iron and walnut and the skillful way she engineered the desk reveal an interest in traditional materials and the cabinetmaker’s training that she received in Sweden.

(California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way," 2011-12)
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Bibliography

  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way. Los Angeles: Los  Angeles County Museum of Art; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2011.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013. 
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way. Los Angeles: Los  Angeles County Museum of Art; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2011.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013. 
  • Tigerman, Bobbye, and Monica Obniski. Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2020.
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Exhibition history

  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012