California Design
1930–1965:
living in a modern Way
Organised by the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art, ‘California Design
1930–1965: Living in a Modern Way’
is the first major study of California’s
role in shaping international material
culture. Revealing the iconic designs
that emerged in mid-twentieth-
century California, the exhibition
explores the innovative furniture of
Charles and Ray Eames; the original
Barbie doll; and Levi’s 501 Jeans, the
classic symbol of the casual West.
Major innovations in materials and
mass-produced goods, as well as
the strong tradition of the Californian
‘designer–crafter’ are conveyed
through more than 250 objects —
furniture, ceramics, metalwork,
fashion, textiles, architecture,
industrial design and graphics.
Exhibition organised by the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art,
California.
2 NOVEmbER 2013 –
9 FEbRUARy 2014
QAG
mary Ann DeWeese
United States
1913–1993 |
Woman’s swimsuit
1961 |
Spandex, Lycra | Gift of Mary Ann
DeWeese, DeWeese Designs | Collection:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
(LACMA) | © 2011 The Warnaco Group,
Inc. All rights reserved. For Authentic
Fitness Corp., Cole of California. Photo
© 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA
// READy
/ REVIEW 2012
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