Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Kay Whitcomb was born in 1921 in Arlington, Massachusetts, to a long line of New England metalsmiths, the Carr family. In a way, it was almost preordained that her life would be devoted to the crafts. While she hoped to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, financial conditions prevented it. With financial assistance from relatives and friends, she began her art studies at Rhode Island School of Design in 1939. Whitcomb recalls that in her third year, in 1941, she took an enameling class. Her instructor taught the cloisonné technique. Whitcomb moved to Cleveland in December 1946 and spent four months working in Hall’s studio. With a GI loan, she was able to open her first enameling studio in Winchester, Massachusetts. In 1948, three of her enamel works were juried into the Syracuse Ceramic National. After a brief marriage, she moved, in 1954, to San Diego with her two children. She juried and curated numerous exhibitions and went to great efforts to keep enameling on public display. Besides exhibiting in Europe, she led the effort to have several American enamelists included in the prestigious International Biennial of Enamel Art in Limoges.
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Enamel
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Paint, Paper
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Paper
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Lacquer
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Aluminum
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Paper
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Crystal
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Brass, Copper
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Teak, Reclaimed Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Paper, Wood
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Ceramic
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Silk, Wood, Reclaimed Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Enamel
1970s Belgian Modern Vintage Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Steel
1970s American Vintage Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Enamel
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Enamel, Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kay Whitcomb Furniture
Metal