Bust of the Architect Morris Lapidus

About the Item

This iconic bust of the famed architect Morris Lapidus will be the perfect piece for a mid-century modernest collection. Note: The piece is fabricated in glazed ceramic on a walnut wood base. Note: Overall dimensions are 14.13" height x 5.75" width x 7" depth. Note: Dimensions of the walnut wood base are 6.50" height x 4" width x 4" depth. FYI About Morris Lapidus: "Adored for his exuberant and original architecture, more than fifty years of Morris Lapidus’s designs are celebrated in the book "Morris Lapidus - the Architect of Joy". Known for inventing the postwar resort hotel with the Fontainebleau and the Eden Roc in Miami Beach, Morris Lapidus (1902–2001) is revered for his joyful interpretation of modernist tenets through an American vernacular of spectacle and whimsy. Lapidus enthusiastically embraced modernism’s formal freedom and sensuality while rejecting its more rigid principles, producing a unique style that seamlessly blends Baroque fantasia with modernism’s clean lines and flowing spaces. His exuberant curving walls, zigzagging facades, and deft manipulation of space created dramatic forms that transform the moods of their occupants. In 2000 Lapidus was honored by the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design as an "American Original," an award created especially for him. From seductive modern shops and private residences to iconic hotels and residential towers in New York, Miami Beach, the Caribbean, and beyond, this iconoclast proves that "too much is never enough.".

Dimensions:

Height: 14.13 in (35.9 cm)Width: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)Depth: 7 in (17.78 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Ceramic,Walnut,Glazed,Hand-Crafted,Molded

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

Mid-20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

Unknown