Artist:
Museum of Modern Art, New York/Chicago Merchandise Mart.
Introduction by Good Design director, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Description:
Original catalog accompanying the historic first Good Design
exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. It ran from November, 1950
to January, 1951 and was designed by Ray and Charles Eames. 13 pages
of products (furniture, casement cloths, drapery and upholstery fabrics,
carpet, lighting, tableware, etc.) specifically selected for "excellent
appearance and progressive performance" by stellar 20th Century
designers like: Edward Wormley, Ray Komai, Eero Saarinen, Donald Knorr,
William Ambruster, George Nelson, Alvin Lustig, Finn Juhl, Paul McCobb,
Hendrik Van Keppel and Taylor Green, Alvar Aalto, Bernard Rudofsky,
Georgy Kepes, Paul Rand, Dorothy Liebes, Marianne Strengell, Anni
Albers, Gerald Thurston, Greta Von Nessen, Greta Magnusson-Grossman,
Marguerite Wildenhain, Frances and Michael Higgins, Stig Lindberg,
Russel Wright, Gio Ponti, Edith Heath and more. Staple bound, no illustrations.
Dimensions:
7" x 10"
Condition:
Good – cover is worn with darkening of edges throughout and
a crease down the middle.
