Greta Grossman
Desk (with storage unit), models 6200 (and 6200a)1952; manufactured circa 1952-1954

Not on view

Designed by: Greta Grossman
Sweden, active United States, California, Los Angeles, 1906-1999
Made by: Glenn of California
Title: Desk (with storage unit), models 6200 (and 6200a)
Place Made: United States
Date Made: 1952; manufactured circa 1952-1954
Medium: Walnut, iron, Formica
Dimensions: 40 1/4 × 48 × 25 in. (102.24 × 121.92 × 63.5 cm)
Credit Line: Decorative Arts and Design Deaccession Fund
Accession Number: M.2007.37
Classification: Furnishings
Collecting Area: Decorative Arts and Design
Curatorial Notes: 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)
Selected Bibliography: 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.
Selected Exhibition History: California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012

Not on view

Designed by: Greta Grossman
Sweden, active United States, California, Los Angeles, 1906-1999
Made by: Glenn of California
Title: Desk (with storage unit), models 6200 (and 6200a)
Place Made: United States
Date Made: 1952; manufactured circa 1952-1954
Medium: Walnut, iron, Formica
Dimensions: 40 1/4 × 48 × 25 in. (102.24 × 121.92 × 63.5 cm)
Credit Line: Decorative Arts and Design Deaccession Fund
Accession Number: M.2007.37
Classification: Furnishings
Collecting Area: Decorative Arts and Design
Curatorial Notes: 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)
Selected Bibliography: 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.
Selected Exhibition History: California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012