Prototype of Modules

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Prototype of Modules

circa 1952
Sculpture
Earthenware
a-f): 23 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. (60.325 x 9.525 x 10.795 cm)
Decorative Arts and Design Council Fund (M.2008.7a-f)
Decorative Arts and Design
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

The six modular pieces of this sculpture could have been arranged in any configuration and could be used in many ways—as a room divider, a fountain, a pipe concealer, or garden sculpture....
The six modular pieces of this sculpture could have been arranged in any configuration and could be used in many ways—as a room divider, a fountain, a pipe concealer, or garden sculpture. According to the artist, these six modules were the first pieces out of his mold and were always displayed in his own garden. The molds were soon sold to the company Architectural Pottery, which put the design into production.

(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. 

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