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Frank Irwin
'California Contempora' juice cup (3480 1/2) in 'Freeform' shapecirca 1955

Not on view
White ceramic pitcher and cup with hourglass and straight-sided profiles, each decorated with an abstract motif of looping black lines and coral, teal, and gray filled shapes
Ceramic pitcher and tumbler, white matte glaze, each decorated with a mid-century abstract motif of interlocking curved lines enclosing pink, teal, and black geometric shapes.
Three-piece ceramic set in matte white: a tall tapered pitcher, a small cylindrical cup, and an eye-shaped dish with cutout handles, each decorated with the same abstract motif of interlocking ellipses and triangular forms in pink, teal, black, and gray.
Designed by
Frank Irwin
United States, active 20th century
Manufacturer
Metlox Manufacturing Company
United States, California, Manhattan Beach, active 1927-1989
Title
'California Contempora' juice cup (3480 1/2) in 'Freeform' shape
Date Made
circa 1955
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Height: 3 7/8 in. (9.84 cm); Diameter: 2 3/4 in. (6.99 cm)
Credit Line
Decorative Arts and Design Acquisition Fund and partial gift of Bill Stern
Accession Number
M.2010.91.3
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • 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". 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". 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". 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". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014