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Pair of Candlesticks

A work made of chrome-plated brass.

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  • A work made of chrome-plated brass.

Date:

c. 1935

Artist:

Helen Hughes Dulany (American, 1884-1968)
Helen Hughes Dulany Studio (American, active 1930–1937)
Chicago

About this artwork

The gleaming chrome surface and overtly geometric form of these candlesticks is emblematic of machine-age modern design in America. Helen Hughes Dulaney was one of the few women working in the field of industrial design in the first half of the 20th century. She designed objects for the home and industry including tableware for the streamlined train, the Burlington Zephyr. Dulaney stopped designing in 1937 and examples of her work are rare. Only one other pair of these two-tiered candlesticks is known.

Status

On View, Gallery 265

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Helen Hughes Dulany

Title

Pair of Candlesticks

Place

Chicago (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1935

Medium

Chrome-plated brass

Dimensions

Ea: 12 × 30.5 × 5 cm (4 3/4 × 12 × 2 in.)

Credit Line

Through prior gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne

Reference Number

2014.593.1-2

Extended information about this artwork

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