Last week I visited the California Design auction preview at Los Angeles Modern's new space in Hollywood.
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In 1975, the San Francisco Museum of Art held a fundraiser where they invited artists to build soapbox derby racing cars and trophies. This downhill racer was his entry. It was later shown at the Pasadena Museum of Art's California Design 76, which was held at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.
Here is a small portion of the other artists who participated in the derby. I wonder what the Ruth Asawa piece looked like?
The LAMA essay includes a must watch video on the derby.
In October of the same year, Cooper had an exhibition of 14 works, mostly with wheels, in San Diego at Palomar College. Source: Daily Times Advocate
Other than mine, this is the only example of this model Maurice Martiné chair I've seen. The only other one I even know about belongs to the Baltimore Museum of Art.
The top of the Gere Kavanaugh table seen to the right of the Martiné chair above.
C. Carl Jenning and Alma Allen.
More about Jennings here and here.
