- Designed by
- Edmond J. Spence
Canada, active United States, New York, circa 1911-1986 - Title
- 'Peineta' Chair from the 'Continental American Collection'
- Date Made
- designed 1952
- Medium
- Mahogany, plywood, palm
- Dimensions
- 32 × 24 3/4 × 18 1/2 in. (81.28 × 62.87 × 46.99 cm)
- Accession Number
- M.2015.11
- Collecting Area
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Curatorial Notes
In 1952 Industria Mueblera, a major Mexico City furniture company, produced the Continental America line by New York-based designer Edmond J. Spence. Taking his inspiration from both ancient American and Spanish Colonial art and furnishings, Spence used traditional Mexican materials and techniques and applied them to pared-down modernist forms. This chair, which combines molded mahogany plywood with handcrafted solid mahogany and woven palm, exemplifies the collection’s blend of modern and traditional elements.
Staci Steinberger, Assistant Curator, Decorative Arts and Design
- Selected Bibliography
- Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915-1985. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2017.
