1950s
Height 21 1/2" Width 30 1/2" including period frame
Provenance: Vladimir Ossipoff, Honolulu
Born in 1927 in Worms, Germany, Kagan's family emigrated to the USA to escape the rise of Nazism in 1938. He studied architecture at Columbia University, before joining his father – a Russian master cabinetmaker – in the family woodworking studio, learning to create furniture drawing on the traditions of Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and the Bauhaus school.
After drawing commissions such as the Delegate's Cocktail Lounges for the UN HQ at Lake Success in New York, Kagan opened his own New York store, East 65th St, in 1948. He subsequently made his name as a creator of superlative modern furniture, creating pieces for contemporary individuals and companies as auspicious as Marilyn Monroe, Gary Cooper, General Electric, Walt Disney, Monsanto and General Motors. He passsed away in 2106 in Palm Beach.
1950s
Height 21 1/2" Width 30 1/2" including period frame
Provenance: Vladimir Ossipoff, Honolulu
Born in 1927 in Worms, Germany, Kagan's family emigrated to the USA to escape the rise of Nazism in 1938. He studied architecture at Columbia University, before joining his father – a Russian master cabinetmaker – in the family woodworking studio, learning to create furniture drawing on the traditions of Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and the Bauhaus school.
After drawing commissions such as the Delegate's Cocktail Lounges for the UN HQ at Lake Success in New York, Kagan opened his own New York store, East 65th St, in 1948. He subsequently made his name as a creator of superlative modern furniture, creating pieces for contemporary individuals and companies as auspicious as Marilyn Monroe, Gary Cooper, General Electric, Walt Disney, Monsanto and General Motors. He passsed away in 2106 in Palm Beach.
