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Evelyn Ackerman
Pennants Mosaic, Model 605-5C
ERA Industries
USA, circa 1958
Glass tile, Masonite, lacquered wood
12-3/4 x 60-1/2 inches (32.4 x 153.7 cm)
Applied manufacturer's label to reverse: ERA INDUSTRIES, #605-5C, DESIGNED - EVELYN ACKERMAN

PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist;
Thence by descent to Private Collection.


LITERATURE:
L. Ackerman-Shaw, Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman: California Mid-Century Designers (New York: Pointed Leaf Press, 2025), pp. 33, 112-114 (photos of the model illustrated).

D. Chavkin and L. Thackaberry, Hand-In-Hand: Ceramics, Mosaics, Tapestries, and Wood Carvings by the California Mid-Century Designers Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman (New York: Pointed Leaf Press, 2014), pp. 104-5 (sketch of the model illustrated).



More information about Evelyn Ackerman. See also: Ackerman, Evelyn Artist.

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000.

Condition Report*: Work in overall very good condition; no apparent losses or restoration. Some light surface soiling, as expected with age. This was the largest model of the Pennants design.
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