Paul Frankl Bookcase

Artwork Info Artwork title Skyscraper bookcase Artist name Paul T. Frankl Date created ca. 1925 Classification furniture Medium wood Dimensions 89 in. 108 34 in. 7 12 in. 226.06 cm 276.23 cm 19.05 cm

quotSkyscraperquot Bookcase Paul T. Frankl American, born Austria, 1887-1958, designer Frankl Galleries, Inc., New York, NY, est. ca. 1929, manufacturer Details. Title As early as 1925 Paul T. Frankl designed wooden cabinetry inspired by the soaring buildings with flat surfaces, sharp angles, and stepped silhouettes that were being

quotSkyscraperquot desk and bookcase. Designed by Paul T. Frankl American, born in Austria, 1886 - 1958 Retailed by Frankl Galleries active 1920-1946 about 1927-1928 Object Place New York, New York.

Skyscraper Bookcase. More Details . Currently on Display. Paul Theodore Frankl American, b.1886, d.1958, designer Date 1926-1930 Place United States Medium California redwood with nickel-plated steel Measurements 90 x 38 78 x 18 916in.

An example of this design is in the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York accession number 1982.30ab. Paul T. Frankl designed this Skyscraper bookcase in late 1926 or in the first half of 1927, which corresponds to the early period of his Skyscraper furniture production. Frankl's first effort had come in the summer of 1925, when he was vacationing at his cabin

Designer Paul T. Frankl American, Vienna 1886-1958 Los Angeles, California 1986, unnumbered cat. fig. 2.18 as quotSkyscraper Bookcase,quot 1925-30. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. quotDesign 1925-1945 Selections from the Collection,quot December 18, 1989-June 1, 1991, no catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. quotModern

Paul Frankl trained as an architect in Berlin, Germany and Vienna, Austria before moving to the United States in 1921. He brought with him an outsider's fresh perspective and an enthusiasm for forging a uniquely American design aesthetic. Frankl designed his first skyscraper bookcase as a solution to his own impractical shelving.

Designed by Paul T. Frankl American born Austria, 1886-1958

Paul Theodore Frankl was born in Vienna, Austria in 1886 and received his diploma in architectural engineering in 1911. He immigrated to America in 1914. Around 1925 he started making bookcases which mimicked the skyscrapers of New York with set backs and cubbyholes in the sides. It became the first truly American Modern style. Frankl

Paul T. Frankl quotSkyscraperquot Bookcase from the Library of Lucile Layton Zinman and M. Boyd Zinman, 1200 Fifth Avenue, New York partially lacquered maple Christopher Long, Paul T. Frankl and Modern American Design, New Haven, 2007, pp. 66-71, 74 and front cover for variant models