California Design

Charles Eames (1907–1978, active Venice) Ray Eames (1912–1988, active Venice) Molded Plywood Division, Evans Products Company (Venice, 1943–47) Elephant, 1945 Molded plywood 16 1/2 x 30 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (41.9 x 78.1 x 41.3 cm) Eames Collection, LLC © The Eames Foundation. Courtesy Eames Office LLC (eamesoffice.com) EX.2412.177

Charles Eames (1907–1978, active Venice) Ray Eames (1912–1988, active Venice) Herman Miller Furniture Company ESU (Eames storage unit), c. 1949 Zinc-plated steel, birch-faced and plastic-coated plywood, lacquered particle board, rubber 69 x 47 x 16 in. (175.3 x 119.4 x 40.6 cm) LACMA, Gift of Mr. Sid Avery and Mr. James Corcoran © 2011 Eames Office LLC (eamesoffice.com); © Herman Miller, Inc. Photo © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA M.86.105.

Alvin Lustig (1915–1955, active Los Angeles) New Directions (New York, 1936–present), publisher A Season in Hell (book), 1945 Offset lithography 7 1/4 x 5 in. (18.4 x 12.7 cm) Museum of California Design, Los Angeles, Gift of Mark and Maura Resnick A SEASON IN HELL by Arthur Rimbaud, © 1945 by Alvin Lustig. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp. EX.2412.169

Paul László (b. Hungary, 1900–1993, active Beverly Hills) Paul Laszlo’s European Group textile, 1954 or before Rayon, cotton 105 1/2 x 48 5/8 in. (268 x 123.5 cm) LACMA, Gift of Peter and Shannon Loughrey Paul Lászlo Estate/ADAGP, Paris/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York M.2010.163

Richard Neutra (1892–1970, active Los Angeles) Kaufmann House, Palm Springs, 1946 Photo by Julius Shulman, 1947 Getty Research Institute © J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute (2004.R.10) EX2412_7

Buff, Straub & Hensman (1955–1961, later Buff, Hensman and Associates) Recreation pavilion, Mirman House, Arcadia, 1958 Photo by Julius Shulman, 1959 Getty Research Institute © J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute (2004.R.10) Olsberg_7

Installation shot: California Modern: Living in a Modern Way Fashion

La Gardo Tackett (1911–1984, active Los Angeles area) Architectural Pottery (Los Angeles, 1950–71; thereafter Group Artec) Garden sculpture, c. 1955 Earthenware Largest totem, height: 81 in. (205.7 cm); diameter: 14 in. (35.6 cm) Collection of the Lawrence family; lent in honor of Max and Rita Lawrence © La Gardo Tackett Estate. Architectural Pottery, Vessel® USA Inc. All rights reserved. Photo © 2010 Museum Associates/ LACMA EX.2412.5

Kem Weber (b. Germany, 1889–1963, active Los Angeles) Desk and chair, c. 1938 Exhibited at the Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, 1939 Satinwood, primavera, chrome, aluminum, resin, leather (replaced) Desk: 30 1/4 x 60 x 30 in. (76.8 x 152.4 x 76.2 cm) LACMA, Purchased jointly with funds provided by the Decorative Arts and Design Deaccession Fund, Viveca Paulin-Ferrell and Will Ferrell, Shannon and Peter Loughrey, Heidi and Said Saffari, and Holly and Albert Baril Photo © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA M.2010.7.1-2

Margaret De Patta (1903–1964, active San Francisco area and Napa) Designs Contemporary (San Francisco and Napa, n.d.) Pin, c. 1946–57 Silver, quartz 2 x 3 1/2 x 1/2 in. (5.1 x 8.9 x 1.3 cm) LACMA, Decorative Arts and Design Acquisition and Deaccession Funds © Margaret De Patta Estate, courtesy Martha Bielawski. Photo © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA. M.2010.8