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Belle Kogan, "first American woman industrial designer", 1929-1998
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIL-CH.XXXX-0003
- Creators:
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Kogan, Belle, 1902-2000Belle Kogan AssociatesBanet, Bernard A.
- Dates:
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1929-1998
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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7 Volumesill. (some col.)
- Repository:
A collection of magazine and newspaper articles, academic papers, advertisements, press releases, typed and hand-written correspondence, speeches, drafts, and other materials relating to Belle Kogan and her career as an industrial designer.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Industrial designer, of Russian birth, who was trained in art and manufacturing in the United States. She opened her own design studio, Belle Kogan Associates (BKA) in New York City in the early 1930s and did free-lance design work in a variety of materials until her retirement in 1972. Miss Kogan's corporate clients included, among others, Reed & Barton, Ebeling & Reuss, Towle Manufacturing Co., Federal Glass Co., Red Wing Potteries, Bausch & Lomb, Boonton Molding Co., U.S. Glass Co., Bakelite Corp., Muench-Kreuzer Candle Co., Libbey Glass, National Brush Co., Prolon Plastics, Dow Chemical, Beacon Plastics, Haviland China Co., Mallory Randall and Maryland Plastics Co.
More Information
Formatted Contents note
Formatted Contents note
(from covers) I. Life and career -- II. Silver, gold, pewter, iron, brass, steel, aluminum -- III. Silver and other metals (continued) -- IV. Small appliances, graphics & packaging, furniture -- V. Glass, plastics, candles, pressed wood -- VI. Pottery -- VII. Articles & speeches on general design topics -- [Supplemental article]. Red Wing art pottery, kitchenware, and dinnerware designed by Belle Kogan / Bernard and Barbara Banet.
General note
General note
Cover title.
General note
Collection compiled by Belle Kogan and Bernard A. Banet.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Decorative arts -- History -- 20th century -- Sources | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Industrial designers -- Biography | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Design -- History -- 20th century -- Sources | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women designers -- Biography | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Kogan, Belle, 1902-2000 -- Archives | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Belle Kogan Associates -- Archives | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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