I have an attraction to furniture with skinny iron legs, hairpin or otherwise, so Luther Conover's designs really appeal to me. When I decided to do a post about Conover, I was surprised that I couldn't find biographical information about him anywhere.
I've taken up the challenge and will keep looking, but in the meantime, here are some of his pieces that I especially like.
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| wright20.com |
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| 1stdibs.com |
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| interiordesign.net |
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| farnsworth.1stdibs.com |
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| wright20.com |
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| 1stdibs.com |
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| 1stdibs.com |
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| r20thcentury.com |
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| farnsworth.1stdibs.com |
Update (7/19/2011): I had included the chair below in today's post, but discussion in the Comments section prompted me to make further inquiries of the seller and of the Conover family. I heard from the seller, who readily admitted that he doesn't know much about Conover and based his attribution on information from another dealer. I haven't heard from Conover's granddaughter, but if she is able to provide documentation that this was indeed her grandfather's design, I'll be sure to update this post further. Till then, it is going to the "Who Knows?" column.
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| 1stdibs.com |
Update (10/3/2011): I received an email from Abigail Conover, the granddaughter of Luther Conover. In part, she said:
I have no proof that it was designed or built by my grandfather. It doesn't show up in any of his catalogs or old photos that we have. I also checked with my father, who is very familiar with his work, and he confirmed that it is probably not attributable to him.
