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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.
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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