Interior design - possible Miller Company lighting installation, Museum of Modern Art, New York, (c. 1952).

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Emily Hall Tremaine / Collection
13 October 2019

Possible lighting installation, (c. 1952)
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Manufacturer: Miller Company, Meriden, Connecticut


In a letter dated 27 December 1951, Burton Tremaine offered a donation of Miller Company lighting to Nelson Rockefeller, President, Museum of Modern Art, New York, for their new building. At this juncture, it is not known if the donation was accepted and the Miller Company lighting was installed in the new building.

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Miller Company design catalogues and historical information

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Letter: Burton Tremaine to Nelson Rockefeller (re: Philip Johnson), MoMA (27 December 1951)

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Letter: Burton Tremaine to Nelson Rockefeller (re: Philip Johnson), MoMA (27 December 1951) The Miller Company Meriden, Connecticut December 27, 1951 Mr. Nelson A. Rockefeller, President The Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd Street New York 19, New York Dear Mr. Rockefeller: Thank you...