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Sascha Brastoff
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, Mid-Century Modern, Dalzell Hatfield, Cleveland Ballet, Syracuse Museum1960
1960
$2,450
£1,869.29
€2,128.04
CA$3,443.50
A$3,785.25
CHF 1,987.24
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About the Item
Signed lower left, 'Sascha Brastoff' (American, 1918-1993) and dated 1960.
1918 - Sascha Brastoff was born Samuel Brostofsky in Cleveland, Ohio.
1935 - At age 17, Brastoff studies dance and joins the Cleveland Ballet.
1940 - Attends Western Reserve School of Art in Cleveland and, subsequently, works for Macy's in NYC.
1942 - Brastoff enters the Army Air Force. Initially designing posters, he joins the ATC road show.
1944 - Brastoff moves to California and signs a seven year contract with 20th Century Fox as a designer and entertainer.
1947 - Brastoff opens his first ceramic plant in Los Angeles producing hand painted earthenware.
1948 - Brastoff is awarded Best of Show for Pottery at the Syracuse Museum.
1952 - With backing from Winthrop Rockefeller, Brastoff opens a new, larger factory in Los Angeles. The factory is destroyed by fire shortly after.
1953 - A larger 35,000 sq. ft. factory and show-room opens and employs more than 100 people.
1960 - Brastoff's company begins to suffer from financial losses after years of success.
1962 - Brastoff has a nervous breakdow, his company continues to sell items under his name.
1966 - After several years away from the public eye, Brastoff has a one-man show of metal sculpture at the Dalzell Hatfield Galleries in Los Angeles.
1971 - Brastoff designs the Esplanade and Roman Bronze lines for the Haeger Potteries.
1972 - He produces a line of jewelry for Marilyn Watson Creations.
1973 - The Sascha Brastoff ceramic factory closes after many years of producing his designs.
1975 - Brastoff produces a line of jewelry for Merle Norman.
1975-1985 - Brastoff designs and produces a myriad of lines for other ceramic, jewelry and decorative arts companies. He experiments with a wide variety of new materials and techniques, including holograms.
*with thanks to Marianne Stahl
- Creator:Sascha Brastoff (1918 - 1993, American)
- Creation Year:1960
- Dimensions:Height: 23.75 in (60.33 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)Depth: 0.13 in (3.31 mm)
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- Condition:minor rippling to lay down, minor marks, age-toning; unframed; shows well. For protection, this piece will ship matted.
- Gallery Location:Santa Cruz, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU34414878812
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