Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00

Summary information

Date

Thu Dec 07 1939 until Sun Jan 07 1940

Location

MoMA ^{type:exhibition building spaces}
11 West 53rd St. ^{type:thoroughfare names}

Carried out by

The Museum of Modern Art

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Concurrent exhibitions

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November 1939

December 1939

January 1940

February 1940

Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00

Creative Growth, Childhood to Maturity

Picasso: Forty Years of His Art

Picasso's Seated Nude, 1911: A Visual Analysis of a Cubist Painting

Concurrent exhibitions grouped by organisation

#	Start	End	Title
1	1939-11	1940-01	Creative Growth, Childhood to Maturity
2	1939-11	1940-01	Picasso: Forty Years of His Art
3	1940-01	1940-01	Picasso's Seated Nude, 1911: A Visual Analysis of a Cubist Painting

Artists

There were 57 persons who influenced this exhibition.

Persons are ordered alphabetically by surname. Select a letter in the concertina to continue. Click on the person's name to view further information.

Wright Accessories Raymond F. Allen Display Fashions, Los Angeles

Raymond F. Allen

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Raymond F. Allen was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-12	1940-01	MoMA	Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00

De Vaulchier & Blow Johnson Bros.Joseph H. Meyer Bros.

Landers, Frary & Clark, New Britain, CT Hemco Plastics Div. of Bryant Electrical Co., Bridgeport, CT Cavitt-Shaw Rohm & Haas Co.Carpenter Metal Products Co.Fostoria Glass Co.Klearfax Linen Rug Co.F.W. Woolworth & Co.Esterbrook Steel Pen Mfg. Co.F.H. Lawson Co.Lafayette Lighting Equipment Company Bellaire Enamel Company Swedlow Aeroplastics Corp.Dunbar Glass Corp.Pattberg Novelty Corp.

B.S. Goodrich Lurelle Guild

Lurelle Guild

Biographical statement American, 1898–1986

Born 1898 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1986

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Lurelle Guild was involved in 6 exhibitions across 4 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1940s with 2 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1934-03	1934-04	MoMA	Machine Art
2	1939-12	1940-01	MoMA	Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1941-12	1942-01	MoMA	Useful Objects Under $10
2	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Design for Use

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1958-12	1959-02	MoMA	20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	2010-09	2011-05	MoMA	Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen

B.S. Goodrich

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, B.S. Goodrich was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-12	1940-01	MoMA	Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00

Edvard Hald Nathan George Horwitt

Edvard Hald

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Edvard Hald was involved in 3 exhibitions across 2 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 2 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1933-04	1933-04	MoMA	Objects: 1900 and Today
2	1939-12	1940-01	MoMA	Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-12	1943-01	MoMA	Useful Objects in Wartime under $10

Nathan George Horwitt

Biographical statement American, 1898–1990

Born 1898 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1990

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Nathan George Horwitt

Exhibitions

In this dataset, Nathan George Horwitt was involved in 9 exhibitions across 5 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 4 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1960s,1970s,1990s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1934-03	1934-04	MoMA	Machine Art
2	1939-12	1940-01	MoMA	Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-11	1940-12	MoMA	Useful Objects of American Design under $10
2	1941-12	1942-01	MoMA	Useful Objects Under $10
3	1942-12	1943-01	MoMA	Useful Objects in Wartime under $10
4	1947-09	1948-01	MoMA	100 Useful Objects of Fine Design (available under $100)

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1960-12	1961-02	MoMA	Recent Acquisitions

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1970-12	1971-01	MoMA	Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1991-02	1991-04	MoMA	Art of the Forties

Western Clock Co., LaSalle, IL Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc.Joseph Brandt & Bros., Inc.Master Metal Products, Inc.Pitt Petri Inc.

Kamenstein, Maspeth, L.I.Paul A. Lobel Carole Stupell, Ltd.

Paul A. Lobel

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viaf.org

Exhibitions

In this dataset, Paul A. Lobel was involved in 6 exhibitions across 2 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 5 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-12	1940-01	MoMA	Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-11	1940-12	MoMA	Useful Objects of American Design under $10
2	1941-12	1942-01	MoMA	Useful Objects Under $10
3	1942-12	1943-01	MoMA	Useful Objects in Wartime under $10
4	1946-09	1946-11	MoMA	Modern Handmade Jewelry
5	1946-11	1947-01	MoMA	Useful Objects

Northampton Cutlery Company, Northampton, MA R. Murphy

Goodell Co., Antrim, NH Lenox, Inc., Trenton, NJ J.H. Thorp & Co., Inc., New York, NY Hughes-Autograf Brush Co., Inc., NY Napier

Cambridge Glass Company, Cambridge, OH A.H. Heisey & Co., Newark, Ohio

Kensington, Inc., New Kensington, PA James Prestini

James Prestini

Biographical statement American, born Italy. 1908–1993

Born 1908 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1993

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, James Prestini was involved in 10 exhibitions across 6 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1950s with 3 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1970s,1990s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-12	1940-01	MoMA	Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-11	1940-12	MoMA	Useful Objects of American Design under $10
2	1941-12	1942-01	MoMA	Useful Objects Under $10
3	1947-09	1948-01	MoMA	100 Useful Objects of Fine Design (available under $100)

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1950-05	1950-07	MoMA	Prize Designs for Modern Furniture
2	1952-03	1952-06	MoMA	New Design Trends
3	1958-12	1959-02	MoMA	20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1970-12	1971-01	MoMA	Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1991-02	1991-04	MoMA	Art of the Forties

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	2011-02	2013-03	MoMA	Plywood: Material, Process, Form

F.A. Sernau Alsterfors, Sweden Orrefors, Sweden

Knape & Vogt

Blenko Glass Co., Inc., Milton, WV Josiah Wedgwood Corning Glass Works Russel Wright Mary Wright

Russel Wright

Biographical statement American, 1904–1976

Born 1904 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1976

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Russel Wright was involved in 17 exhibitions across 5 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 6 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 2010s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1934-03	1934-04	MoMA	Machine Art
2	1939-12	1940-01	MoMA	Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-11	1940-12	MoMA	Useful Objects of American Design under $10
2	1942-12	1943-01	MoMA	Useful Objects in Wartime under $10
3	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Design for Use
4	1946-11	1947-01	MoMA	Useful Objects
5	1947-09	1948-01	MoMA	100 Useful Objects of Fine Design (available under $100)

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1950-11	1951-01	MoMA	Good Design
2	1951-11	1952-01	MoMA	Good Design
3	1952-09	1952-11	MoMA	Good Design
4	1953-09	1953-11	MoMA	Good Design
5	1955-02	1955-03	MoMA	Good Design: 5th Anniversary
6	1958-12	1959-02	MoMA	20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	2004-11	2005-11	MoMA	Architecture and Design: Inaugural Installation
2	2009-05	2011-01	MoMA	What was Good Design? MoMA's Message 1944–56
3	2009-12	2012-02	MoMA	Shaping Modernity: Design 1880–1980, Part 1

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	2012-07	2012-11	MoMA	Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000

Josiah Wedgwood

Biographical statement British, 1730–1795

Born 1730 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1795

Nationality British

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Josiah Wedgwood was involved in 6 exhibitions across 4 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 2000s with 3 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1940s,1950s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-12	1940-01	MoMA	Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-12	1943-01	MoMA	Useful Objects in Wartime under $10

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1958-12	1959-02	MoMA	20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	2004-04	2004-09	MoMA	Humble Masterpieces
2	2004-11	2005-11	MoMA	Architecture and Design: Inaugural Installation
3	2008-12	2009-02	MoMA	Artist's Choice: Vik Muniz, Rebus

Mary Wright

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Mary Wright was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-12	1940-01	MoMA	Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00

Lenart Import, Ltd., New York S.H. Kress & Company, New York Bloomingdale Bros. Inc., New York

Croasdale & deAngelis

Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00

Summary information

Date

Location

Carried out by

Concurrent exhibitions

Concurrent exhibitions grouped by organisation

MoMA

Artists

A

Raymond F. Allen

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

B

C

G

Lurelle Guild

Exhibitions

1930s (2)

1940s (2)

1950s (1)

2010s (1)

B.S. Goodrich

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

H

Edvard Hald

Exhibitions

1930s (2)

1940s (1)

Nathan George Horwitt

Exhibitions

1930s (2)

1940s (4)

1960s (1)

1970s (1)

1990s (1)

I

L

Paul A. Lobel

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

1940s (5)

M

N

O

P

James Prestini

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

1940s (3)

1950s (3)

1970s (1)

1990s (1)

2010s (1)

S

V

W

Russel Wright

Exhibitions

1930s (2)

1940s (5)

1950s (6)

2000s (3)

2010s (1)

Josiah Wedgwood

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

1940s (1)

1950s (1)

2000s (3)

Mary Wright

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

Y

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