Iron candelabrum designed in 1951 by Victor Bisharat, a Jordan-born architect who was living in California. He also produced a table and planter based on the same design as seen here with the candle holder.
Dimensions: 6.5” wide x 11.25” high
Condition: Good original vintage condition.
In the early 50’s, Bisharat is said to have worked with with the Ralph M. Parsons Company and helped with the plan for Disneyland in Anaheim. Bisharat also designed the Jordan Pavilion at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. He was living in Pasadena at the time.
Later in his career, he made a substantial mark on the architecture in Stamford, Connecticut. Major buildings included the High Ridge Office Park (1967) and Landmark Tower (1973).
Learn more: Bisharat Bio
Man in The Moon wall-mounted coat rack, designed by Peter Dueñas for his company, Dueñas Designs. Birch veneer over plywood with iron hooks and painted wood ball caps. Stamped on the back.
A bio for Dueñas can be found here: https://www.esotericsurvey.com/designer-bios-1/peterduenas
Dimensions: 4.5” x 12” x 12”
Condition: Good original vintage condition.
Sculptural wood table lamp from the 1940s or 50s. Handmade rectangular wooden base with an asymmetrical amoeba-like green cutout in the center. The lamp hardware and wiring is new. The lampshade is not included.
Dimensions: 14” wide x 5.5” deep x 22” high
Condition: Good vintage condition. The green paint in the interior is chipped and unstable at the edges. New wiring and hardware.
Woodblock print by Serizawa Keisuke (1895-1984), issued by the Nihon Mingeikan (Japan Folk Craft Museum) . Map of Traditional Rural Potteries in Present-day Japan. Dated 1978.
Dimensions: Print- 24” x 18” ; Framed: 28.5” x 22”
Condition: The print is in good bright condition. The frame is contemporary.
Keisuke Serizawa was a Japanese designer, painter, illustrator, dyer and book and print maker. In 1956, he was designated as a Living National Treasure by the Japanese government for his katazome stencil dyeing technique. His work is included in a number of museums, with the Met having the 1970 version of this print in their collection.
Edward Kienholz, The Beanery, 1966 Exhibition Poster from Dwan Gallery.
The Beanery is a life-size, walk-in artwork of the interior of a Los Angeles bar, Barney's Beanery, created in 1965. It has been referred to as his greatest work, and "one of the most memorable works of late 20th-century art." It was first exhibited in the parking lot of the bar in October 1965. It is now in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.
Dimensions: Framed: 2” x 21.75” x 27.75” ; Poster: 18x24
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Transparency, Reflection, Light, Space : Four Artists
Catalogue for a 1971 exhibition featuring Fredrick S. Wright, Peter Alexander, Larry Bell, Robert Irwin, Craig Kauffman.
The term "Light and Space" was coined in relation to this exhibition.
Hardcover. 1st edition. illustrated. 140 pages.
UCLA Art Galleries, 1971
Condition: good condition with page 113 being wrinkled
Dimensions: 6.25 in x 6.25 in
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