Useful Objects in Wartime under $10

Summary information

Date

Wed Dec 02 1942 until Sun Jan 10 1943

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

Exhibitions that overlap with this exhibition, in this dataset. Double-click an item in the timeline to view the corresponding exhibition page.

October 1942

November 1942

December 1942

January 1943

February 1943

Useful Objects in Wartime under $10

New Acquisition: Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night

Modern Primitives: Artists of the People

Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture

National War Poster Competition

Twentieth Century Portraits

Children's Festival of Modern Art

New Acquisitions: Photography by Alfred Stieglitz, European and American Art

Joe Milone's Shoe Shine Stand

Concurrent exhibitions grouped by organisation

#	Start	End	Title
1	1941-09	1943-07	New Acquisition: Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night
2	1941-10	1944-04	Modern Primitives: Artists of the People
3	1942-09	1942-12	Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture
4	1942-11	1943-01	National War Poster Competition
5	1942-12	1943-01	Twentieth Century Portraits
6	1942-12	1943-01	Children's Festival of Modern Art
7	1942-12	1943-02	New Acquisitions: Photography by Alfred Stieglitz, European and American Art
8	1942-12	1943-01	Joe Milone's Shoe Shine Stand

Artists

There were 113 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.

Libbey Glass Company Division, Owens-Illinois Co., Toledo, OH, established 1818

Amberg-Hirth Container Corporation of America

Palme Berthold Bauer and Black William H. Blenko Sherman Bows Walter Brach

Walter Brach

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Walter Brach was involved in 2 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1941-12	1942-01	MoMA	Useful Objects Under $10
2	1942-12	1943-01	MoMA	Useful Objects in Wartime under $10

William H. Blenko

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, William H. Blenko was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

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

Dan Cooper

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Dan Cooper was involved in 4 exhibitions across 2 decades.

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

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-12	1943-01	MoMA	Useful Objects in Wartime under $10
2	1945-08	1945-09	MoMA	Textile Design
3	1949-10	1949-12	MoMA	Modern Art in Your Life

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1950-07	1950-09	MoMA	Three Modern Styles

Turner & Davis Dietz Dorothy Diffily Arnold Dryfus

Dorothy Diffily

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Dorothy Diffily was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

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

Arnold Dryfus

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Arnold Dryfus was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

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

Arabia, Wärtsilä Ab, Helsinki, Finland Block Freres Carl Froelich Edwin W. Fuerst

Carl Froelich

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Carl Froelich was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

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

Edwin W. Fuerst

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viaf.org

Exhibitions

In this dataset, Edwin W. Fuerst was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

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

Prince Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Walter Griffith

Mary Alice Hadley 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

Mary Alice Hadley

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Mary Alice Hadley was involved in 3 exhibitions across 2 decades.

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

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

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1952-09	1952-11	MoMA	Good Design
2	1955-02	1955-03	MoMA	Good Design: 5th Anniversary

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.Benduro, Inc.Frederik Lunning Inc.Diamond Leathercraft Inc.Schaffer Belts, Inc.Union Cutlery Co. Inc.Pitt Petri Inc.Leipzig Lippe Inc.

Rowantrees Kiln

Lansdale Vicke Lindstrand Paul A. Lobel

Paul A. Lobel

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External information resources for Paul A. Lobel

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

Vicke Lindstrand

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External information resources for Vicke Lindstrand

viaf.org

Exhibitions

In this dataset, Vicke Lindstrand was involved in 2 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1941-12	1942-01	MoMA	Useful Objects Under $10
2	1942-12	1943-01	MoMA	Useful Objects in Wartime under $10

Red Wing Pottery, MN Macadam Mackay Parker Novelty Mills

Chemex Corp., New York, NY Braquette, Inc., New York, NY Nyden

Hall China Co., East Liverpool, OH The Steubenville Pottery Company, Steubenville, OH Cambridge Glass Company, Cambridge, OH A.H. Heisey & Co., Newark, Ohio Edvin Ohrstrom

Edvin Ohrstrom

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viaf.org

Exhibitions

In this dataset, Edvin Ohrstrom was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

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

Kensington, Inc., New Kensington, PA W.D. Phelps James Powell Harvard University Press

W.D. Phelps

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, W.D. Phelps was involved in 2 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

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

Barnes and Reinecke Mrs. Margaret Ripin Mary Rodney Mary Ryan

Mary Rodney

Biographical statement American

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

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Nationality American

Gender Female

External information resources for Mary Rodney

viaf.org

Exhibitions

In this dataset, Mary Rodney was involved in 4 exhibitions across 2 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 3 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 1 exhibitions.

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

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1960-03		MoMA	Selections from the ALS

Mary Ryan

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Mary Ryan was involved in 4 exhibitions across 3 decades.

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

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1938-09	1938-10	Rockefeller Center	Useful Household Objects under $5.00

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

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1952-09	1952-11	MoMA	Good Design
2	1953-09	1953-11	MoMA	Good Design

Frederick O. Sanford Peter Schlumbohm C.R. Rumpp & Sons Alsterfors, Sweden Kosta Glasbruk, Sweden Orrefors, Sweden Frank Szold

Frederick O. Sanford

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Frederick O. Sanford was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

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

Peter Schlumbohm

Biographical statement American, born Germany. 1896–1962

Born 1896 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1962

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Peter Schlumbohm was involved in 9 exhibitions across 6 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 3 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s,1960s,1990s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-12	1943-01	MoMA	Useful Objects in Wartime under $10
2	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Design for Use
3	1946-11	1947-01	MoMA	Useful Objects

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

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1964-05	1964-08	MoMA	Two Design Programs: The Braun Co./Chemex Corp.

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

#	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

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

Frank Szold

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Frank Szold was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

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

Dorthy C. Thorpe Tom Throckmorton

Dorthy C. Thorpe

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Dorthy C. Thorpe was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

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

Tom Throckmorton

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Tom Throckmorton was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

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

Blenko Glass Co., Inc., Milton, WV Frank Watrous Josiah Wedgwood Weil-Freeman Wellman Corning Glass Works Russel 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

External information resources for Russel Wright

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

Frank Watrous

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Frank Watrous was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

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

Josiah Wedgwood

Biographical statement British, 1730–1795

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

Died 1795

Nationality British

Gender Male

External information resources for Josiah Wedgwood

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

Mark Cross Company, New York Lenart Import, Ltd., New York

Useful Objects in Wartime under $10

Summary information

Date

Location

Carried out by

Concurrent exhibitions

Concurrent exhibitions grouped by organisation

MoMA

Artists

1

A

B

Walter Brach

Exhibitions

1940s (2)

William H. Blenko

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

C

Dan Cooper

Exhibitions

1940s (3)

1950s (1)

D

Dorothy Diffily

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

Arnold Dryfus

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

F

Carl Froelich

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

Edwin W. Fuerst

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

G

H

Edvard Hald

Exhibitions

1930s (2)

1940s (1)

Nathan George Horwitt

Exhibitions

1930s (2)

1940s (4)

1960s (1)

1970s (1)

1990s (1)

Mary Alice Hadley

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

1950s (2)

I

K

L

Paul A. Lobel

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

1940s (5)

Vicke Lindstrand

Exhibitions

1940s (2)

M

N

O

Edvin Ohrstrom

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

P

W.D. Phelps

Exhibitions

1940s (2)

R

Mary Rodney

Exhibitions

1940s (3)

1960s (1)

Mary Ryan