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Greta Grossman
Floor Lamp, Model 900-Fcirca 1952; manufactured circa 1952-1954

Not on view
Two mid-century floor lamps: a charcoal gray lamp with circular base, gooseneck arm, and two conical shades, beside a terra-cotta red tripod lamp with a single bullet-shaped shade
Mid-century modern floor lamp with matte black pole and circular base, featuring a flexible coiled gooseneck arm supporting two opposing disc-shaped shades, one black and one cream-white, angled outward in opposite directions.
Designed by
Greta Grossman
Sweden, active United States, California, Los Angeles, 1906-1999
Manufacturer
Ralph O. Smith Manufacturing Company
United States, California, Burbank, circa 1949-1954
Title
Floor Lamp, Model 900-F
Date Made
circa 1952; manufactured circa 1952-1954
Medium
Iron, aluminum
Dimensions
55 x 11 1/2 x 17 in. (139.7 x 29.21 x 43.18 cm)
Credit Line
Decorative Arts and Design Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2009.64
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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