Pair, Yasha Heifetz "Male & Female Dancer" MCM Carved Wood Table Lamps For Sale

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Pair, Yasha Heifetz "Male & Female Dancer" MCM Carved Wood Table Lamps

Name: Pair, Yasha Heifetz "Male & Female Dancer" MCM Carved Wood Table Lamps
Brand: Yasha Heifetz
Price: 2895 USD
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$2,895

Historical Objectivity

Atlanta, GA

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When Marcel Breuer designed and furnished a house for an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, … more When Marcel Breuer designed and furnished a house for an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, he intentionally left out lamps. In an interview in November of 1949, he said that he could not find a well-designed modern lamp...and that, anyway, lamps were unnecessary. "The light is more important than the lamp," he said.

In February of 1950, lamp designer Yasha Heifetz (not to be confused with Jascha Heifetz, the violinist) countered that built-in lighting was "flat and static," and he set out to prove the value of a good lamp. With the MoMA, in 1950 he co-sponsored a national lamp design contest, hoping to change the opinions of Breuer and other modernist purists about domestic lighting.

Over 600 competitors entered, submitting almost 3,000 designs. Heifetz, Breuer, the museum's director René d’Harnoncourt, the museum's director of the department of architecture and design Philip Johnson, lighting designer Richard Kelly and others acted as jurors.

Some of the competitors were Richard Schultz from Knoll, as well as Frank Greenhaus and Kevin Roche, both of whom worked for Eero Saarinen, along with Alexey Brodovitch, art director for Harper's Bazaar. Fifteen winners were announced in 1951, and Heifetz immediately began producing ten of the winning designs. Breuer was won over and started ordering lamps for his clients. The modern lamp had gained legitimacy.

The Heifetz Manufacturing Company of New York started in 1938. Their primary product was table lamps, but they also made ashtrays, wood and metal sculptural items and some furniture. Over the twenty-five years that Heifetz was in business, he estimated that the company produced approximately 4,000 pieces and that he designed about half of them, the most popular of which had abstract bases made of ceramic, wood or metal. Some depicted the stylized human form, while others depicted animals or were kidney and melon-shaped. less

Dimensions: 6.5ʺW × 5.12ʺD × 23.88ʺL

Styles: Abstract; Modern

Lamp Shade: Not Included

Artist: Yasha Heifetz

Brand: Yasha Heifetz

Designer: Yasha Heifetz

Styled After: Yasha Heifetz

Period: 1950s

Country of Origin: United States

Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

Materials: Lights; Metal; Wood

Condition: Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

Color: Brown

Power Sources: Up to 120V (US Standard); Corded; Type A

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Condition Notes: Fully operational. The bases have been repainted.
A professional electrician has confirmed this piece is in working order.
Fully operational. The bases have been repainted.
A professional electrician has confirmed this piece is in working order. less

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