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R. M. (Rudolph Michael) Schindler
Armchair and Ottoman from the Shep Commission, Los Angeles1936-1938

Not on view
Low square ottoman with sage green upholstery and a honey-toned wood base with two vertical panel accents, photographed against a dark background
Modernist armchair and ottoman in light honey-toned wood with pale green velvet upholstery; the chair's geometric wooden frame is shown from the rear, revealing angular structural panels, with a separate ottoman positioned to the left.
Upholstered lounge chair and ottoman with pale sage green fabric and warm honey-toned wood bases, geometric rectilinear forms photographed against a dark background.

Rudolph Michael Schindler, Armchair and Ottoman from the Shep Commission, Los Angeles, 1936-1938, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ruth Shep Polen, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
R. M. (Rudolph Michael) Schindler
Title
Armchair and Ottoman from the Shep Commission, Los Angeles
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1936-1938
Medium
Gumwood and wool upholstery (replaced)
Dimensions
Armchair: 35 1/2 × 33 1/2 × 25 3/4 in. (90.17 × 85.09 × 65.41 cm) Ottoman: 12 1/2 × 25 × 25 in. (31.75 × 63.5 × 63.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ruth Shep Polen
Accession Number
AC1995.81.3
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography

  • Barron, Stephanie, S. Bernstein and I. S. Fort, with essays by Stephanie Barron, Sherri Bernstein, M. Dear, Howard N. Fox and Richard Rodriguez. Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity, 1900-2000. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Berkeley: University of California Press, Berkeley, 2000.

Selected Exhibition History
  • 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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