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Belle Kogan was one of the first female industrial designers in the United States. Committed to succeeding in a male-dominated field, Kogan opened her own consulting firm in 1932. Kogan’s talent garnered partnerships with prestigious manufacturers including the Boonton Molding Company for whom she designed tableware between 1949 and 1962. As one of the few industrial designers to recognize the importance of women consumers in postwar America, she approached her designs with an eye toward practicality and aesthetics. In both color and form, wares like the covered divided bowl shown here were mass-produced, affordable, durable, and blended seamlessly into the growing number of middle class homes.
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Charles L. Venable, Ellen P. Denker, Katherine C. Grier, Stephen G. Harrison, China and Glass in America, 1880-1980: From Tabletop to TV Tray (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), 342-343.
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Until 2000: Jewel Stern, Coral Gables, Florida [1]
From 2000: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the above [1]
[1] See Dallas Museum of Art Deed of Gift (dated October 29, 2000, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum~Read more about Belle Kogan.
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum~View drawings by Belle Kogan.
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General Description
Belle Kogan was one of the first female industrial designers in the United States. Committed to succeeding in a male-dominated field, Kogan opened her own consulting firm in 1932. Kogan’s talent garnered partnerships with prestigious manufacturers including the Boonton Molding Company for whom she designed tableware between 1949 and 1962. As one of the few industrial designers to recognize the importance of women consumers in postwar America, she approached her designs with an eye toward practicality and aesthetics. In both color and form, wares like the covered divided bowl shown here were mass-produced, affordable, durable, and blended seamlessly into the growing number of middle class homes.
Adapted from
Charles L. Venable, Ellen P. Denker, Katherine C. Grier, Stephen G. Harrison, China and Glass in America, 1880-1980: From Tabletop to TV Tray (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), 342-343.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum~Read more about Belle Kogan.
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum~View drawings by Belle Kogan.
Notes
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provenance
place of origin
constituent place of birth, death, worked in
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 2000: Jewel Stern, Coral Gables, Florida [1]
From 2000: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the above [1]
[1] See Dallas Museum of Art Deed of Gift (dated October 29, 2000, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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