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Russel Wright

Bobo bookend

Russel Wright, Inc.
USA, c. 1930
nickel-plated brass 4½ h × 4¾ w × 4 d in (11 × 12 × 10 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $2,244
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literature: Collector's Encyclopedia of Russel Wright, Second Edition, Kerr, pg. 16

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Russel Wright started his career designing theatrical sets. (It was through Maverick Theater that he met his future wife Mary Einstein.) A theatrical career, however, was demanding and soon Wright—at the urging of his wife—turned to designing objects. Among his earliest designs were objets d’art made after a series of large scale circus animals he had made for a production at Maverick. These early forms were popular and launched his industrial career. 

The Power of Two:
Mary Einstein Wright and Russel Wright

at The Garrison Art Center, Garrison, New York, 2015

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