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Walter Dorwin Teague
Model No. 114 Executive Desk Lamp1939-1941

On view: Resnick PavilionHome of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias
Art Deco-style desk lamp with a glossy black domed shade and conical gold stem on a low black oval base, illuminated from within

Walter Dorwin Teague, Polaroid Corporation, Model No. 114 Executive Desk Lamp, 1939-1941, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Harold and Jetta Goudal Grieve, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Walter Dorwin Teague
United States, 1883-1960
Designer
Frank Del Giudice
United States, 1917 - 1993
Manufacturer
Polaroid Corporation
United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge, founded 1937
Design Firm
Walter Dorwin Teague Associates
United States, New York, founded 1926
Title
Model No. 114 Executive Desk Lamp
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1939-1941
Medium
Bakelite, aluminum, cellulose film
Dimensions
a) Lamp: 12 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 7 in. (31.75 x 19.05 x 17.78 cm) b) Lamp hood: 4 x 11 1/2 x 10 in. (10.16 x 29.21 x 25.4 cm) c) Light bulb cover: 10 x 5 1/2 in. (25.4 x 13.97 cm) Overall: 12 1/2 × 11 3/4 × 10 in. (31.75 × 29.85 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Harold and Jetta Goudal Grieve
Accession Number
M.2001.141.3a-c
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design