American modern design in the 1930s and 40s, characterized as "streamlined modern" affected the redesign of all modes of transportation— automobiles, trains, airplanes—this sled, although not a usual mode of transportation, is one example of this new American design.
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Title:"Sno-Plane" Sled
Designer:Harold L. Van Doren (American, Chicago 1865–1957)
Designer: John G. Rideout (American, 1898–1951)
Manufacturer:The American National Company, Toledo, Ohio
Date:1934
Medium:Painted wood, chrome-plated and painted metal
Dimensions:H. 7, W. 25, D. 44 inches (17.8 x 63.5 x 111.8 cm)
Classification:Woodwork
Credit Line:Gift of Mark McDonald, 2000
Accession Number:1999.429
Mark McDonald, New York (by 1999–2000; his gift to MMA)
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," May 16, 2000–January 7, extended to February 4, 2001, unnumbered cat. (p. 132).
Newport Beach, Calif. Orange County Museum of Art. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," May 25–August 19, 2001, unnumbered cat.
Flint. Flint Institute of Arts. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," September 14–December 16, 2001, unnumbered cat.
Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," January 11–April 7, 2002, unnumbered cat.
Charlotte. Mint Museum of Craft and Design. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," May 3–July 28, 2002, unnumbered cat.
Tulsa. Philbrook Museum of Art. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," August 23–November 17, 2002, unnumbered cat.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Highlights from the Modern Design Collection: 1900 to the Present," June 23, 2009–May 1, 2011, no catalogue.
Walter von Nessen (American (born Germany), Berlin 1899–1943 Wiscasset, Maine)
1934
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