1998.184.2, Divided bowl, plastic, Belle Kogan, American, 1949

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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.

1998.184.3, Creamer, plastic, Belle Kogan, American, n.d.

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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.

1998.184.4.A-B, Bowl and saucer, plastic, Belle Kogan, American, 1949

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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.

Bolton Coit Brown (1864-1936)

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Bolton Coit Brown was an accomplished lithographer. Born in 1864 in Dresden, New York, Brown studied painting at Syracuse University, and trained through copying popular chromolithographs. In 1887 he traveled through Switzerland, Paris, and London, where he was particularly inspired by J. M. W. Turner. He was a founding member of both the Art Department at Stanford University (1891) and the Byrdcliffe Artists’ Colony (1902).

Ernest Haskell (1876-1925)

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Best known for his illustrations, posters, and etchings, Ernest Haskell was born in Woodstock, CT, in 1876. By age 19 he was living in New York City and producing posters and magazine covers for Scribner’s and The New York Sunday Journal.
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