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Maurice Martiné
Chair1948

Not on view
Two mid-century lounge chairs with horizontal wooden slats and tubular metal frames; left chair has cream cord woven through slats, right chair is all wood
Two mid-century lounge chairs with slatted wood seats and backs on tubular metal frames; the left chair has arms and pale natural wood slats, the right is armless with darker reddish-brown wood slats.
Artist or Maker
Maurice Martiné
United States, 20th century
Manufacturer
Maurice Martiné Designs
United States, California, Corona del Mar, 20th century
Title
Chair
Date Made
1948
Medium
Aluminum, cherry, oak
Dimensions
29 x 22 x 25 in. (73.66 x 55.88 x 63.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion, Courtesy Historical Design, Inc.
Accession Number
M.2009.77.1
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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