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15 November 2023
Esther and Gross Wood, Bowl - Image 1 of 3
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Esther and Gross Wood, Bowl - Image 1 of 3
Esther and Gross Wood, Bowl - Image 2 of 3
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Esther and Gross Wood

Bowl

Gross Wood & Company
1952
perforated and enameled steel 1¾ h × 14½ dia in (4 × 37 cm)
estimate: $800–1,200
result: $1,638
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This model was included in the Good Design 1953 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
provenance: Steve Aldana, San Diego
literature: Good Design 1953, Museum of Modern Art exhibition catalog, pg. 14
An example of this work is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

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Alexander Girard hovering over three Gross Wood bowls at MoMA's 1952-1953 Good Design exhibition.

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LAMA is proud to present a special selection of design curated by Esoteric Survey, featuring more than 100 works that represent platform founder Steve Aldana's guiding fascination with mid-century design and design history in California. Drawing from Aldana's personal collection as well as from his design-minded community, this collection includes iconic works as well as deeper cuts that represent lesser-known, but nonetheless integral, achievements of postwar artists and designers. 

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