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Allan Adler

American, 1916–2002

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Exhibitions

  • Clockwise, from top left: Dante Giacosa. 500f city car. Designed 1957 (this example 1968). Steel with fabric top, 52 × 52 × 116 7/8" (132.1 × 132.1 × 296.9 cm). Manufacturer: Fiat S.p.A., Turin, Italy. Gift of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Heritage; Lina Bo Bardi. Poltrona Bowl chair. 1951. Steel and fabric, 21 5/8 × 33 1/16 × 33 1/16" (55 × 84 × 84 cm). Committee on Architecture and Design Funds; Irwin Gershen, Gershen-Newark. Shrimp Cleaner. 1954. Plastic and metal, 8 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 3/4" (21.6 x 8.3 x 1.9 cm). Manufacturer: Plastic Dispensers Inc., Newark, NJ. Department purchase; Peter Schlumbohm. Chemex Coffee Maker. 1941. Pyrex glass, wood, and leather, 9 1/2 x 6 1/8" (24.2 x 15.5 cm). Manufacturer: Chemex Corp., New York, NY. Gift of Lewis & Conger

    The Value of Good Design

    Through June 15

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  • Charles Eames and Ray Eames. Full Scale Model of Chaise Longue (La Chaise). 1948. Hard rubber foam, plastic, wood, and metal, 32 1/2 × 59 × 24 1/4″ (82.5 × 149.8 × 87 cm). The Museum of Modern Art. Gift of the designer

    What Was Good Design? MoMA’s Message, 1944–56

    May 6, 2009–January 10, 2011

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    20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

    December 17, 1958–February 23, 1959

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    Good Design

    September 22–November 29, 1953

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    Good Design

    September 23–November 30, 1952

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    Design Show: Christmas 1949

    November 15, 1949–January 8, 1950

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1 work online

Allan Adler
Salt and Pepper Shakers (Exhibited in the US Pavilion in the 1951 Milan Triennale)
1949

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