Esoteric Survey

Smalls: Peter Pepper, Design Line, Doug Ayers and David Stewart Antonio Vitali Herman Miller, 1961 George Rickey

While a lot of people were gearing up to watch America's race to the bottom (AKA the presidential debate), a ton of great art and design was up for sale at  LAMA .   Wall of Gordon Onslow Ford Helen Frankenthaler George Nakashima DeWain Valentine R.M. Schindler chairs designed these chairs for  Sardi's Restaurant in 1933. The chars were manufactured by the  Warren McArthur Corporation.  The restaurant was demolished by a fire in 1936. These are rare! George Rickey Oskar Fischinger is so underrated. Classic hard edge modern Model no. T-3-C Heifetz Manufacturing Co. by James Harcey Crate This one came out of The Bailey House (Case Study House 20A) by Richard Neutra. See more on The Bailey House  here .  Eames Colouring Toy. I wonder why some of them use the British spelling? Mine doesn't have the "u". Anyway, i t was a gift from Ray Eames to Dale Bailey, who I assume lived in Case Study House 20...

San Diego Museum of Art sculpture garden  in Blaboa Park Just another winter day in SD. The George Rickey is back and in a different spot now. Related,  here Accelerated Point by Claire Falkenstein is now missing.  I'm sure it's just being maintained. Henry Moore Barbara Hepworth Related posts, here and here

Malcolm Leland gates leading to the San Diego Museum of Art sculpture garden . Is that Claire? Accelerated Point by Claire Falkenstein Yeah, it's legit. There's the signature.  What's not legit is the missing George Rickey sculpture.  This is what it used to look like. It turns out that they moved it to put in some new grass. I hope it's back soon.  The Timken Museum of Art - The greatest piece of modern architecture in Balboa Park. Interestingly enough, it doesn't have any modern art it in.

  The  10 Ten  booth at the 2013 Los Angeles Modernism show . Scott always dials it in with a great display. Having some really good pieces to show off doesn't hurt either. Vintage Cynthia Sargent rug at  10 Ten .  The George Nelson sofa is a good one too. David Cressey pots with Malcolm Leland door and birdhouse, at the Reform booth Gimme that Doyle Lane.  At  Reform   Espenet dining set at  Reform Jerry Ackerman messing around with Gerard in front of three Ackerman pieces at the  Reform  booth . Jerry is such a cool guy. He remembers every little detail about his and Evelyn's pieces. The wall of Myrton Purkiss at  Reform The Lisa Cliff Collection Beatrice Wood and Paul Soldner at the  Lisa Cliff Collection Archive  was showing vintage work by artist Brian Neary. Back in the day Brian's graphic art studio was across from Bill Curry's Design Line show...