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Maija Grotell attributed Cranbrook Academy of Art
Located in Sharon, CT
glazed decoration, typical of Grotell's Cranbrook Academy of Art style, where she worked and headed the
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Stephen Polchert Porcelain Vessel
By Stephen Polchert
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
). Polchert attended Cranbrook Academy in the 1950s and was an assistant and friend of Maija Grotell.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Fiber Sculpture Wall Hanging or Room Divider
By Sheila Hicks
Located in San Diego, CA
. Purchased from the estate of an artist who attended Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Jute

Wooden Sculpture by C. Harrison
Located in Toledo, OH
Wooden Sculpture by C. Harrison. 20th Century. Carol Harrison (b.1933) American, Cranbrook Academy
Category

20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Wooden Sculpture by C. Harrison
Wooden Sculpture by C. Harrison
H 67 in W 33 in D 14 in
"Mallet Vase" Handmade Stoneware Vase
By Benjamin Teague
Located in Detroit, MI
Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art (’06).
Category

2010s Vases

Materials

Iron

"Profile Vase" Handmade Glazed Stoneware
By Benjamin Teague
Located in Detroit, MI
an MFA in the Ceramics Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art (’06).
Category

2010s Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Carole Harrison Cast Bronze Abstract Sculpture
Located in Toledo, OH
Cranbrook Academy of Arts in 1955/56, Bloomfield Hills, MI, obtaining her Masters, she was awarded a
Category

20th Century North American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Set of 6 Charles and Ray Eames Fiberglass Sidechairs with Eiffelbase
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Münster, DE
came to the attention of Eliel Saarinen, who offered Charles a scholarship to the Cranbrook Academy of
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

"M Vase I" Handmade Wheel-thrown Ceramic Vase
By Benjamin Teague
Located in Detroit, MI
area. Born in Durham, North Carolina. Benjamin received an MFA in the Ceramics Department at Cranbrook
Category

2010s Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

"M Vase I" Handmade Wheel-thrown Ceramic Vase
"M Vase I" Handmade Wheel-thrown Ceramic Vase
H 9.75 in W 2.125 in D 2.125 in
Woven Tapestry Rug by Eleen Auvil Titled 'Amaryllis', 1981
By Eleen Auvil
Located in Palm Springs, CA
has a metal rod used for hanging. About the artist: Eleen Auvil attended Cranbrook Academy of Art in
Category

Late 20th Century American Tapestries

Materials

Metal

Carole Harrison Gold Leaf Over Cast Bronze Sculpture
Located in Toledo, OH
Illinois, Carole studied at Cranbrook Academy of Arts in 1955/56, Bloomfield Hills, MI, obtaining her
Category

20th Century North American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"M4_4" Recyced Polypropylene Abstract Basket
By Cody Norman
Located in Detroit, MI
! Norman is a Chicago/Detroit based artist, designer, self-taught engineer, and a Cranbrook Academy of Arts
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

"Large Oval Vase" Handmade Glazed Stoneware
By Benjamin Teague
Located in Detroit, MI
Ceramics Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art (’06).
Category

2010s Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Carole Harrison Cast Bronze Abstract Sculpture
Located in Toledo, OH
Harrison (10/30/33 - 4/4/22) - Born in Illinois, Carole studied at Cranbrook Academy of Arts in 1955/56
Category

Late 20th Century American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Modern Dance, " Vivid Midcentury Painting with Nudes by Lohman
By Robert Lohman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
end of the decade became the Director of Fine Arts for the Cranbrook Academy in suburban Detroit
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Carole Harrison Cast Bronze Abstract Sculpture
Located in Toledo, OH
at Cranbrook Academy of Arts in 1955/56, Bloomfield Hills, MI, obtaining her Masters, she was awarded
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Carole Harrison Cast Bronze Abstract Sculpture
Located in Toledo, OH
, Carole studied at Cranbrook Academy of Arts in 1955/56, Bloomfield Hills, MI, obtaining her Masters, she
Category

Late 20th Century North American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Original Carved Wood Sculpture Female Figure Hand Painted Carole Harrison
Located in Toledo, OH
Harrison (10/30/33 - 4/4/22) - Born in Illinois, Carole studied at Cranbrook Academy of Arts in 1955/56
Category

Vintage 1980s North American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Nudes with Hats, " Surreal Painting with Male Couple and Sleeping Female, 1949
By Robert Lohman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Director of Fine Arts for the Cranbrook Academy in suburban Detroit.
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

1 Knoll Bertoia Early Version Diamond Lounge Chair
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Pasadena, TX
as a student at the Cranbrook Academy of Art where he re-established the metal-working studio and
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

"Strata I Vessel, IV" Extruded & Hand-Dyed Recycled Plastic Vase
By Cody Norman
Located in Detroit, MI
, designer, self-taught engineer, and a Cranbrook Academy of Arts graduate. His process embodies robotic 3D
Category

2010s Vases

Materials

Plastic

Ray Frost Fleming Untitled Abstract Contemporary Watercolor on Board Framed
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
vintage condition. Ray Frost Fleming was a Cranbrook Academy of Art graduate, notable studio artist
Category

Late 20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

Early Production Florence Knoll End or Occasional Table Knoll, New York
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
before studying at the Cranbrook Academy of Art (both institutions are located on the same campus in
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

"Salt & Pepper Set" Paul Evans, Pewter, Danish, Mid-Century Modern
By Paul Evans
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
furnishings distinguish him from others in the world of design. He attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art in
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Tableware

Materials

Pewter

"Astrum II" Extruded & Hand-Dyed Recycled Plastic
By Cody Norman
Located in Detroit, MI
, and a Cranbrook Academy of Arts graduate. His process embodies robotic 3D printing and a hand-held
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

Harry Bertoia Bush Sculpture
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
1937 he received a scholarship to study at the Cranbrook Academy of Art where he encountered Walter
Category

Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Clyde Burt Signed Large Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery Ceramic Art Bowl
By Clyde Burt
Located in Studio City, CA
master potter/ artist Cyde Burt who early in his career studied under Maija Grotell at Cranbrook Academy
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Colourful Memphis Style Abstract Sculpture by Dutch Artist Govert Heikoop, 1980s
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Academy, Maastricht, in 1977. He obtained his MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills
Category

Vintage 1980s European Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plywood

Thom Shaw Collage and Abstract Marker Drawing
Located in Indianapolis, IN
printmaking from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He first worked as a graphic designer for corporations but left in
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

Ruga Ignis, Extruded Bioplastic Monumental Vessel
By Cody Norman
Located in Detroit, MI
truly glass-like. Cody Norman is a designer, self-taught engineer, and a graduate of Cranbrook Academy
Category

2010s American Other Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

Coffee Set, Early Paul Evans, Pewter, Danish Mid-Century Modern
By Paul Evans
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The Cranbrook Academy of Art was
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Pewter

Carolyn Dulin Signed Figure & Dolphin Modernist Studio Ceramic Hanging Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
ceramist and graduate of the distinguished Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Dulin
Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1 Herman Miller Eames Conference or Dining Table
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
, Missouri in 1907. Ray Kaiser Eames was born in Sacramento, California in 1912. They met at Cranbrook
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Conferen...

Materials

Aluminum

1 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Table
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
1907. Ray Kaiser Eames was born in Sacramento, California in 1912. They met at Cranbrook Academy of Art
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Conferen...

Materials

Aluminum

"Mining", Important, Rare Art Deco Bronze Panel, Fisher Bldg, Detroit by Maroti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
taught at Cranbrook Academy and contributed to many celebrated buildings in Michigan -- including the
Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mid 20th Century Modern Model 400 Bench by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Brugge, BE
the Cranbrook Academy of Art. His encounters with influential figures like Walter Gropius and Charles
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Steel

Greg Parker, Untitled, 1988; Graphite and Oil on Gessoed Panel
By Greg Parker
Located in Chicago, IL
of flux. Greg Parker was born in Island Falls, ME. He received his M.F.A. from the Cranbrook Academy
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Paint

1950's Vintage Charles Eames Fiberglass Shell Armchairs for Herman Miller-A Pair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New Orleans, LA
Saarinen's early investigations molding plywood at Cranbrook Academy in 1939, and continued with Ray at the
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Paul Evans Pewter Coffee Set, Danish, Mid-Century Modern
By Paul Evans
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The Cranbrook Academy of Art was
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Pewter

Glazed Stoneware Vase by Contemporary Ceramicist Ebitenyefa Baralaye
By Ebitenyefa Baralaye
Located in New York, NY
the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in ceramics from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Baralaye
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Vases

Materials

Stoneware, Ceramic, Clay, Paint

Glazed Stoneware Vase by Contemporary Ceramicist Ebitenyefa Baralaye
By Ebitenyefa Baralaye
Located in New York, NY
School of Design and an MFA in ceramics from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Baralaye was an AICAD Teaching
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware, Paint

"Plasticus Obitus #1" Sculptural Table Lamp from Recycled Plastic
By Cody Norman
Located in Detroit, MI
/Detroit-based artist, designer, self-taught engineer, and a Cranbrook Academy of Arts graduate. His
Category

2010s North American Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Paul Evans Patchwork Brutalist Center, Coffee or Cocktail Table for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Plainview, NY
creation of metal-sculpted furniture set him apart. He studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, settled in
Category

Mid-20th Century Brutalist Center Tables

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Steel

1948 Pair of Two-Door Cabinets by Eliel Saarinen & Swanson Johnson Furniture Co
By Eliel Saarinen, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
having led Cranbrook's Academy of Fine Art and with all three having been influential designers during
Category

Vintage 1940s American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Bertoia, Eight White Welded Steel Chairs with Four Red Cushions
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
student at Cranbrook Academy of Art where he re-established the metal-working studio and later became head
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Bertoia Diamond Chairs, White, Set of Two, Welded & Painted Steel
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
setting. Harry Bertoia's career began in the 1930s as a student at Cranbrook Academy of Art where he re
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Experimental/Prototype Silver Coffee/Tea Set Paul Tarantino for Georg Jensen
By Paul A. Tarantino, Georg Jensen
Located in Buffalo, NY
earned his Masters Degree in metalwork at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Detroit. He was invited to
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Mid-century Modern Paul Evans Cityscape Brass Chrome and glass Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nakashima and Philip Lloyd Powell. He trained in metallurgy and studied at the Cranbrook Academy
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

John Glick Pottery Pitcher
By John Glick
Located in Ferndale, MI
study with renowned ceramist Maija Grotell at Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he received his MFA in
Category

Vintage 1970s American Pottery

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

John Glick Pottery Pitcher
John Glick Pottery Pitcher
H 11 in Dm 7.13 in
Rodger Mack Sandcast Brutalist Sculpture
By Rodger Mack
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Institute of Art, and Cranbrook Academy. He moved to Syracuse in 1968 where he was head of the Sculpture
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

"Compact Sofa" Ray & Charles Eames Godparents Gift to Eric Saarinen, Original
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
invited him to complete a fellowship at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Steel

Large-Scale Glazed Stoneware Vessel by Contemporary Ceramist Ebitenyefa Baralaye
By Ebitenyefa Baralaye
Located in New York, NY
School of Design and an MFA in ceramics from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Baralaye was an AICAD Teaching
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Clay, Stoneware, Ceramic, Earthenware

Rare Welded and Patinated Aluminum "Argente" Side Table by Paul Evans for Direct
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Rochester Institute of Technology, and Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. After finishing school, Evans
Category

Vintage 1960s American Side Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Important Benjamin Baldwin Burl Wood Shelf or Wall Console
By Benjamin Baldwin
Located in Chicago, IL
. Awarded a scholarship to Cranbrook Academy of Art his work for cultural institutions and prominent
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Burl

Mid-Century Modern Desk by Florence Knoll for Knoll international, 1970s
By Florence Knoll
Located in Brussels, BE
interest in architecture and was enrolled at the Kingswood School for Girls, adjacent to the Cranbrook
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

Clyde Burt Ceramic Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Dallas, TX
Cranbrook Academy of Art to study under Maija Grotell. While Grotell is responsible for bringing the wheel
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Clyde Burt Ceramic Vessel or Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Dallas, TX
Cranbrook Academy of Art to study under Maija Grotell. While Grotell is responsible for bringing the wheel
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Clyde Burt Footed Tray Plate in Glazed Multicolored Stonewear
By Clyde Burt
Located in Dallas, TX
Cranbrook Academy of Art to study under Maija Grotell. While Grotell is responsible for bringing the wheel
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Clyde Burt Tall Ceramic Vase with Abstract Design
By Clyde Burt
Located in Dallas, TX
Cranbrook Academy of Art to study under Maija Grotell. While Grotell is responsible for bringing the wheel
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Clyde Burt Ceramic Vase with Lid
By Clyde Burt
Located in Dallas, TX
Cranbrook Academy of Art to study under Maija Grotell. While Grotell is responsible for bringing the wheel
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

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