'Muse' by Sascha Brastoff, 1960, Mid-Century Modern, Dalzell Hatfield, Cleveland Ballet, Syracuse Museum

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Signed lower left, 'Sascha Brastoff' (American, 1918-1993) and dated 1960.

1918 - Sascha Brastoff was born Samuel Brostofsky in Cleveland, … Read more Signed lower left, 'Sascha Brastoff' (American, 1918-1993) and dated 1960.

1918 - Sascha Brastoff was born Samuel Brostofsky in Cleveland, Ohio.
1935 - At age 17, Brastoff studies dance and joins the Cleveland Ballet.
1940 - Attends Western Reserve School of Art in Cleveland and, subsequently, works for Macy's in NYC.
1942 - Brastoff enters the Army Air Force. Initially designing posters, he joins the ATC road show.
1944 - Brastoff moves to California and signs a seven year contract with 20th Century Fox as a designer and entertainer.
1947 - Brastoff opens his first ceramic plant in Los Angeles producing hand painted earthenware.
1948 - Brastoff is awarded Best of Show for Pottery at the Syracuse Museum.
1952 - With backing from Winthrop Rockefeller, Brastoff opens a new, larger factory in Los Angeles. The factory is destroyed by fire shortly after.
1953 - A larger 35,000 sq. ft. factory and show-room opens and employs more than 100 people.
1960 - Brastoff's company begins to suffer from financial losses after years of success.
1962 - Brastoff has a nervous breakdow, his company continues to sell items under his name.
1966 - After several years away from the public eye, Brastoff has a one-man show of metal sculpture at the Dalzell Hatfield Galleries in Los Angeles.
1971 - Brastoff designs the Esplanade and Roman Bronze lines for the Haeger Potteries.
1972 - He produces a line of jewelry for Marilyn Watson Creations.
1973 - The Sascha Brastoff ceramic factory closes after many years of producing his designs.
1975 - Brastoff produces a line of jewelry for Merle Norman.
1975-1985 - Brastoff designs and produces a myriad of lines for other ceramic, jewelry and decorative arts companies. He experiments with a wide variety of new materials and techniques, including holograms.

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