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  • BAUHAUS ARCHIVE

    BAUHAUS ARCHIVE

    Margarete Willers (German, Oldenburg 1883–1977 Essen)

    Accession Number: 1985.198.102

  • Desert Mountain, New Mexico

    Desert Mountain, New Mexico

    Houghton Cranford Smith (American, Arlington, New Jersey 1887–1983 New York, New York)

    Date: ca. 1920
    Accession Number: 1991.18.4

  • Frosted Rooftops

    Frosted Rooftops

    Fred Carlo (American, 1911–1987)

    Date: ca. 1938–41
    Accession Number: 1999.529.28

  • Trestle Trains

    Trestle Trains

    William Crutchfield (American, born 1932)

    Date: 1978
    Accession Number: 2003.433.25

  • Pitcher

    Pitcher

    Louis Benjamin Raynor (American, West Hampton, New York 1917-1999 Northport, Michigan)

    Date: 1946
    Accession Number: 48.49

  • Side chair

    Side chair

    Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (French, Algiers 1865–1953 Le Vésinet)

    Date: 1910–14
    Accession Number: 66.244.13

  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Lucas Samaras (American (born Greece), Kastoria, 1936)

    Date: 1962
    Accession Number: 1986.416.7

  • Textile sample

    Textile sample

    Date: mid-20th century
    Accession Number: 1971.270.66

  • III

    III

    Lorna Simpson (American, born Brooklyn, New York, 1960)

    Date: 1994
    Accession Number: 1994.526a-g

  • J. P. Morgan

    J. P. Morgan

    Edwin Thurston Howell (American, 1896–1972)

    Date: 1937
    Accession Number: 1973.39.1

  • Eros

    Eros

    Helen Frankenthaler (American, New York 1928–2011 Darien, Connecticut)

    Date: 1988
    Accession Number: 1995.158

  • Container with spoon

    Container with spoon

    Enzo Mari (Italian, born Novara, 1932)

    Date: 1970
    Accession Number: 1988.184.2a-c

  • Four Bathers

    Four Bathers

    Bob Thompson (American, 1937–1966)

    Date: ca. 1961–62
    Accession Number: 1986.423

  • St. Bartolomeo II

    St. Bartolomeo II

    James Brown (American, born Los Angeles, California 1951)

    Date: 1983
    Accession Number: 1984.13

  • Textile sample

    Textile sample

    Designer Unknown

    Date: ca. 1900
    Accession Number: 08.21.527

  • Pomeranian Gent

    Pomeranian Gent

    Adolf Dehn (American, Waterville, Minnesota 1895–1968 New York)

    Date: 1925
    Accession Number: 1984.433.152

  • BAUHAUS ARCHIVE

    BAUHAUS ARCHIVE

    Hilde Reindl (German, Hedingen/Hohenzollern 1909-1990 Munich)

    Date: 20th century
    Accession Number: 1985.198.143.5

  • Serving plate

    Serving plate

    Wilhelm Wagenfeld (German, Bremen 1900–1990 Stuttgart)

    Date: 1930–34
    Accession Number: 1983.522.5

  • Cup

    Cup

    Frederick Hurten Rhead (American (born England), Hanley Stoke-on-Trent 1880–1942 New York)

    Date: 1930s
    Accession Number: 1981.435.10

  • Electric clock

    Electric clock

    Gilbert Rohde (American, New York 1894–1944 New York)

    Date: 1933
    Accession Number: 2001.722.8

  • BAUHAUS ARCHIVE
    BAUHAUS ARCHIVE

    Margarete Willers (German, Oldenburg 1883–1977 Essen)

    Accession Number: 1985.198.102

  • Desert Mountain, New Mexico
    Desert Mountain, New Mexico

    Houghton Cranford Smith (American, Arlington, New Jersey 1887–1983 New York, New York)

    Date: ca. 1920
    Accession Number: 1991.18.4

  • Frosted Rooftops
    Frosted Rooftops

    Fred Carlo (American, 1911–1987)

    Date: ca. 1938–41
    Accession Number: 1999.529.28

  • Trestle Trains
    Trestle Trains

    William Crutchfield (American, born 1932)

    Date: 1978
    Accession Number: 2003.433.25

  • Pitcher
    Pitcher

    Louis Benjamin Raynor (American, West Hampton, New York 1917-1999 Northport, Michigan)

    Date: 1946
    Accession Number: 48.49

  • Side chair
    Side chair

    Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (French, Algiers 1865–1953 Le Vésinet)

    Date: 1910–14
    Accession Number: 66.244.13

  • Untitled
    Untitled

    Lucas Samaras (American (born Greece), Kastoria, 1936)

    Date: 1962
    Accession Number: 1986.416.7

  • Textile sample
    Textile sample

    Date: mid-20th century
    Accession Number: 1971.270.66

  • III
    III

    Lorna Simpson (American, born Brooklyn, New York, 1960)

    Date: 1994
    Accession Number: 1994.526a-g

  • J. P. Morgan
    J. P. Morgan

    Edwin Thurston Howell (American, 1896–1972)

    Date: 1937
    Accession Number: 1973.39.1

  • Eros
    Eros

    Helen Frankenthaler (American, New York 1928–2011 Darien, Connecticut)

    Date: 1988
    Accession Number: 1995.158

  • Container with spoon
    Container with spoon

    Enzo Mari (Italian, born Novara, 1932)

    Date: 1970
    Accession Number: 1988.184.2a-c

  • Four Bathers
    Four Bathers

    Bob Thompson (American, 1937–1966)

    Date: ca. 1961–62
    Accession Number: 1986.423

  • St. Bartolomeo II
    St. Bartolomeo II

    James Brown (American, born Los Angeles, California 1951)

    Date: 1983
    Accession Number: 1984.13

  • Textile sample
    Textile sample

    Designer Unknown

    Date: ca. 1900
    Accession Number: 08.21.527

  • Pomeranian Gent
    Pomeranian Gent

    Adolf Dehn (American, Waterville, Minnesota 1895–1968 New York)

    Date: 1925
    Accession Number: 1984.433.152

  • BAUHAUS ARCHIVE
    BAUHAUS ARCHIVE

    Hilde Reindl (German, Hedingen/Hohenzollern 1909-1990 Munich)

    Date: 20th century
    Accession Number: 1985.198.143.5

  • Serving plate
    Serving plate

    Wilhelm Wagenfeld (German, Bremen 1900–1990 Stuttgart)

    Date: 1930–34
    Accession Number: 1983.522.5

  • Cup
    Cup

    Frederick Hurten Rhead (American (born England), Hanley Stoke-on-Trent 1880–1942 New York)

    Date: 1930s
    Accession Number: 1981.435.10

  • Electric clock
    Electric clock

    Gilbert Rohde (American, New York 1894–1944 New York)

    Date: 1933
    Accession Number: 2001.722.8

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