Hand screened REIDART fabric with stylized numbers by Barney Reid. Circa 1946-1949.Still in original packaging with a card from the Reid Estate. Acquired directly from the estate of the artist in 2009.
This was produced during the brief period when Reid had just moved to San Diego and was enjoying success with his new screen printed fabric business based in the old Convair plant on Pacific Coast Highway. About this endeavor Reid has said: “…I was pretty proud of that. We put out yardage and table linen. Our work was in all the class places - Gump's in San Francisco was a good customer, Armin Richter in La Jolla, Bullock's Wilshire, The Broadway in Honolulu. We even were in specialty shops in Florida and Cuba.” Reid's business was abruptly terminated with the loss of his lease at Convair during the Korean War. In this short time during the early 1950's, Barney created many fascinating textile designs and it is rare to find any of these brilliant examples. This fabric came from the estate of Barney and Sue Reid.
Barney Reid - took his masters thesis in lithography at the State University of Iowa. Reid moved to San Diego about 1950, after teaching at ASU from 1946-49, and went into business selling screen-printed fabrics. Renowned for his enamel work, he was a consummate craftsman, and worked in metal, clay, wood, marble and other media. A member of the Allied Craftsmen and the San Diego Art Guild, Reid was employed as a graphic designer by the U. S. Navy. From the late 70's until his demise, he worked in printmaking almost exclusively.
Biographical information courtesy of Dave Hampton.
Condition: Very good with no issues
Dimensions: 9.5 in h x 5.75 in w
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Cast aluminum form from the artist’s home-foundry. Acquired from the artist directly. 1960s. Unsigned.
Dimensions: 4” wide x 16” long
Condition: Original vintage condition, with age appropriate patina
Biography by Dave Hampton: An exceptional sculptor and long-time San Jose/Santa Cruz-area educator, his first foundry was set up at his residence in San Jose and became the center for a co-operative group of young San Jose State graduate students, whose energetic efforts helped define the Bay Area as the nation’s epicenter for “Creative Casting.” This new process required that the artist himself become technically proficient enough to design and create a model in wax, invest the model and attach gates and vents, burn it out, pour the molten metal into the mold and finally finish the piece. These artists preferred creative control over the entire process. During the 1960s, in one decade, Holt Murray set up three foundry-studios of increasing size and capability, helped establish another and built the bronze-casting equipment for Cabrillo College. His work was shown in prestigious exhibitions like California Design 9, California Design 10 and Creative Casting, at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York. In retrospect, his achievements seem thoroughly remarkable.
Education: B.A. San Jose State University, 1959 General Secondary Credential, 1961 M.A. San Jose State University, 1962
Teaching: Instructor, Art Dept. San Jose City College, 1961-1966 Instructor, Art Dept. Gavilan College, Hollister, CA. 1966 Faculty, Art Dept. (part time) San Jose State College, 1960-1962 Adjunct Instructor, Art Dept. Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA. 1966- 1968 (Built bronze casting equipment for Cabrillo College) Full Time Instructor, Art Dept. Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA. 1968- 1996
Related Professional Experience: 1960-1964, Cooperative Foundry-Studio, 327 Martha St., San Jose, CA. (Built the first bronze casting studio in the San Jose area) 1963, early participant in establishing the Siren Works Foundry- Studio, San Jose, CA. 1964, Workshop on bronze casting, Fresno, CA. 1964-1969, Cooperative Foundry-Studio (Madrone), Morgan Hill, CA. 1968, Aluminum Casting Workshop for American Craftsman’s Council, Southwest Regional Conference (held at Madrone Studio facilities) 1969 Foundry-Studio, Corralitos, CA.
Selected Exhibitions 1961-1978: 11th Annual Designer-Craftsmen’s Exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA. 1961. Painting & Sculpture Exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA. 1961. 4th Annual Arts Festival, San Jose, CA., 1961 17th National Ceramics and Decorative Arts Exhibition, Wichita, KS., 1962. Two Man Show, Richmond Art Center, 1962. Fiber, Clay, Metal, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1962. 12th Annual Designer-Craftsmen’s Exhibition, Richmond Art Center, 1962. Jewelry International ’63, Plattsburgh, New York, 1963. 9th Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture Exhibition, Muncie, IN., 1963. 1st Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture Exhibition, Bellingham, WA., 1963. Four Man Show, San Jose Art Center, 1963. California Craftsmen’s 2nd Biennial, Oakland Museum, 1963. 6th Annual Arts Festival, San Jose, 1963. Creative Casting, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, 1963. Five Man Show, Horse’s Mouth Gallery, Saratoga, CA., 1963. 10th Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture Exhibition, Muncie, IN., 1964. 7th Annual Arts Festival, San Jose, 1964. Sculpture and Painting Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA., 1964. California Design IX, Pasadena Art Museum, 1965. 8th Annual Arts Festival, San Jose, 1965. Four Man Show, Fresno State College, 1965. Bay Area South Invitational, Richmond Art Center, 1968. California Design X, Pasadena Art Museum, 1968. Faculty Show, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA., 1970 San Francisco Art Institute Centennial Exhibition, S.F., CA., 1971. 12 Annual Festival of Art, Hayward, CA., 1973. Tapestry in Talent, Invitational, San Jose, CA., 1978. Invitational Exhibition, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA., 1978. One Man Show, ’76-’77 Sabbatical Work, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA., 1978.
Candelabra with removable brass cups, designed by Harold Elberg for his company Marrell Studios. It retains the original paper labe.
Harold Elberg was an American designer and manufacturer known for his metalwork produced through Marrell Studios in San Rafael, California. Founded in San Francisco in 1946, the studio specialized in handcrafted steel, brass and porcelain enamel household accessories, including lamps, candlesticks, serving pieces, and smoking accessories. Elberg’s designs received repeated recognition from the MoMA beginning in 1947, and his work was exhibited nationally. Working alongside his wife, ceramicist Margo Elberg, he developed a distinctive line that combined modern craftsmanship with functional design during the postwar California design movement. The name Marell is a combination of his and his wife’s names.
Dimensions: 5.5” wide x 16” high
Condition: Good original vintage condition with signs of age, including some scratches to the paint.
J.B. Blunk Sculptures 1952-1977, Exhibition catalog, Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum, 1978.
Los Angeles: Craft and Folk Art Museum, 1978. First Edition. 20 pages. With a forward by Isamu Noguchi. exhibition checklist, chronology, exhibition history and collections listing. Issued in conjunction with the 1978 exhibition held at Los Angeles' Craft and Folk Art Museum, under the direction of Edith R. Wyle.
Dimensions: 8” x 11”
Condition: Good vintage condition with a name inscribed on the title page.
Scandinavian lighting catalog for Svend Wohlert, the San Francisco based distributor for Louis Poulsen. There are 16 loose pages and a price list in a folder. Includes lamp designs by Alvar Aalto, Aila and John Meiling, Bent Bille, Jens Kaastrup-Olsen, Vilhelm Wohlert, Arne Jacobsen, Vilhelm Lauritzen,
Dimensions: 7” w x 9."5” h
Condition: Good vintage condition. The folder is split along the fold. Page 16 is missing.
A set of three Georg Jensen lighting trade catalogs from the 1960s.
The set includes:
Poul Henningsen Lamps (10 Pages)
Floor/Table Lamps (36 pages)
Pendants, Ceiling/Wall Fixtures (64 pages)
Designers include: Gino Sarfatti, Poul Henningsen, Verner Panton, Vilhelm Wohlert, Arne Jacobsen, Per Iversen, Andres Pehrson, Yiki Nummi, Hannelore, Dreutler, Neal Small, Arabia, Henning Koppel, Massimo Vignelli, Geoffrey Spyer,Lehn Petersen, Poul Kjaerholm, and others.
Condition: Good vintage condition, with one page having a clipped image.