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Mitchell Bobrick
'Controlight' Lamp and Bookshelfcirca 1949

Not on view
Midcentury table lamp with matte black metal rod frame, deep teal cone-shaped glass shade, and wide straw-fiber parasol-style upper shade
Mid-century table lamp with a black wrought iron angular base, featuring an oval fiberglass shade in amber and a teal green cone-shaped secondary shade with chartreuse interior.

Mitchell Bobrick, Controlight Company, 'Controlight' Lamp and Bookshelf, circa 1949, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Sam and Gracie Miller, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designed by
Mitchell Bobrick
United States, Colorado, active California, Los Angeles, 1921-1979
Manufacturer
Controlight Company
United States, California, Los Angeles, 20th century
Title
'Controlight' Lamp and Bookshelf
Date Made
circa 1949
Medium
Iron, ceramic, fiberglass
Dimensions
21 7/8 x 18 1/4 x 18 in. (55.56 x 46.36 x 45.72 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Sam and Gracie Miller
Accession Number
M.2007.236.3a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected 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.
  • Tigerman, Bobbye, ed. A Handbook of California Design, 1930-1965: Craftspeople, Designers, Manufacturers. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2013.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013.
Selected Exhibition History
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012

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