Greta Magnusson Grossman
dal 15/10/2008 al 5/11/2008
Segnalato da
15/10/2008
Greta Magnusson Grossman
The Drawing Center, New York
Furniture and Lighting. The exhibition features small and large scale shop drawings of her metal lamps designed for the Ralph O. Smith Company; furniture designs for Glenn of California, Barker Brothers, and the G.T. line; as well as archival photographs of manufactured works.
curated by Brett Littman
The Drawing Center is pleased to present the first major U.S. exhibition to
focus on the drawings of architect and industrial designer Greta Magnusson
Grossman. From October 17 through November 6, 2008, in the Drawing Room,
'Greta Magnusson Grossman: Furniture and Lighting' will debut recently
discovered industrial design drawings executed between 1948 and 1959 by
the Scandinavian-born, Los Angeles-based artist. Greta Magnusson Grossman
(1906–1999) is today still an under-recognized figure in the Southern
California design movement of the 1950s – '60s. Grossman was twice the
recipient of the Museum of Modern Art's 'Good Design' award in 1950 and
1952. Her work was featured more than 14 times in John Entenza's 'Arts &
Architecture' magazine between 1947 and 1960, and the houses, interiors,
and objects she designed influenced a number of her better-known
contemporaries, including Charles and Ray Eames, Richard Neutra, John
Lautner, Irving Gill, and Pierre Koenig.
'Greta Magnusson Grossman:
Furniture and Lighting' will feature small and large scale 'shop' drawings
of her metal lamps designed for the Ralph O. Smith Company; furniture
designs for Glenn of California, Barker Brothers, and the G.T. line; as
well as archival photographs of manufactured works from Grossman's office
that were used for client presentations. This exhibition is curated by
Brett Littman, Executive Director of The Drawing Center. Greta Magnusson
Grossman was born in Sweden in 1906 and graduated from the School of
Industrial Design in Stockholm in 1931. In 1933, she became the first
woman to receive a prize for furniture design from the Swedish Society of
Industrial Design. Grossman moved to Beverly Hills in 1941 and established
her architecture, interior and industrial design practice there.
Her
designs have been exhibited at museums around the world including the
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden; de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA; Goteborg, Sweden; and the Walker Art Museum,
Minneapolis, MN. In conjunction with the exhibition, The Drawing Center
will publish a 48-page, color edition of the Drawing Papers. 'Drawing
Papers 81: Greta Magnusson Grossman: Furniture and Lighting' will include
reproductions of Grossman's drawings as well as an introduction by
Executive Director Brett Littman and an essay by Evan Snyderman,
Co-Principal of R 20th Century Design. Brett Littman and Evan Snyderman
will give a free gallery talk about the legacy of Greta Magnusson Grossman
on Tuesday, October 21 at 6:30 pm in the Drawing Room.
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 16, 6-8 pm
The Drawing Center
35 Wooster Street - New York