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Malcolm Leland
Candlestickscirca 1950

Not on view
Pair of matte white ceramic candleholders with hourglass-shaped bodies, shallow cup tops, and three splayed pointed legs, photographed against a gray gradient background
Three-piece matte white ceramic set: a central sculptural vessel with upswept flame-like points flanked by two matching candleholders on tapered tripod bases, all with smooth modernist forms against a gray background.
Three-piece ceramic set in matte white glaze: a central vessel with upswept pointed lobes forming an open flame-like form, flanked by two matching tripod candlesticks with hourglass stems, against a warm beige background.
Designed by
Malcolm Leland
United States, active United States, California, Los Angeles, 1922-2019
Made by
Malcolm Leland Ceramics
United States, California, El Segundo, circa 1950-circa 1955
Title
Candlesticks
Date Made
circa 1950
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
.1-.2) Height: 5 7/8 in. (14.92 cm) Diameter (.1-.2) Diameter): 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Credit Line
Decorative Arts and Design Acquisition Fund and partial gift of Bill Stern
Accession Number
M.2010.91.1.1-.2
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.
  • Kim, Woollin, Jinmyung Kim, and Songhyuk Yang, eds. Art Across America. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 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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