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Paul László
Chair for the McCulloch Corporation Showroomcirca 1954

Not on view
Lounge chair with slate-gray upholstery and slender gunmetal steel tube frame, featuring a low oval seat and two separate oval back cushions at slightly different heights
Chair with a circular padded seat and two oval back cushions in gray upholstery, supported by slender splayed metal legs with small foot caps; worn leather shows cracking, and a horizontal metal brace connects the back supports.

Paul László, Chair for the McCulloch Corporation Showroom, circa 1954, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne and Ric Kayne and Colleen and Bradley Bell, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Paul László
Hungary, active United States, California, Beverly Hills, 1900-1993
Title
Chair for the McCulloch Corporation Showroom
Date Made
circa 1954
Medium
Stainless steel, brass, leather
Dimensions
29 1/4 x 19 3/4 x 22 in. (74.3 x 50.17 x 55.88 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne and Ric Kayne and Colleen and Bradley Bell
Accession Number
M.2009.18
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.
  • 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
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014

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