Carson Thomson / LAMA
One of the things that struck me most at the LAMA sale was this table by Carson Thompson. I had never heard of him before seeing the catalog. Dan Tolson, who is the new Director of 20th Century Decorative Art & Design at LAMA, told me a little about him at the preview. He did a nice bit of research on him and wrote a blog post about what he found here . Carson Thomson was a professor at LA City College and built his own house in Playa del Rey in 1948. He also built model boats, restored classic cars and was obviously a talented furniture maker. The three pieces in the sale were out of his house. It doesn't appear that he built much furniture beyond what he lived with. The table sold for $4,250 This chair by Thomson was also in the sale. The Window sold this sofa by Carson Thomson, which came from his e...