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George Washington Maher
Fireplace Surround from the Patrick J. King House, Chicago, Illinois1901

On view: David Geffen GalleriesResponses to Industrialization
Mahogany fireplace surround with a large mosaic tile panel in teal blue, featuring symmetrical stylized pink thistle-like blooms rising from green leafy plants on either side of the arched firebox opening

George Washington Maher, Louis Millet (of Healy and Millet), Fireplace Surround from the Patrick J. King House, Chicago, Illinois, 1901, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Max Palevsky and Jodie Evans in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary, photo @ Museum Associates/LACMA

Designed by
George Washington Maher
United States, 1864-1926
Made by
Louis Millet (of Healy and Millet)
United States, Illinois, Chicago, circa 1897-1920
Title
Fireplace Surround from the Patrick J. King House, Chicago, Illinois
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1901
Medium
Oak, glass mosaic, and enamel
Dimensions
58 1/2 × 84 × 13 1/2 in. (148.59 × 213.36 × 34.29 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Max Palevsky and Jodie Evans in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary
Accession Number
M.89.151.8a-d
Classification
Architecture
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Kaplan, Wendy; contributions by Crawford, Alan; Joppien, Rüdiger; Kinchin, Juliet; Ogata, Amy F.; Stavenow-Hidemark, Elisabet; Witt-Dörring, Christian. The Arts & Crafts Movement in Europe & America. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2004.
  • Bowman, Leslie Greene. American Arts and Crafts: Virtue in Design. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.

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