Walter, Max (1908-1988)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1908 - 1988

Biography

American furniture designer and illustrator, who worked for W.J. Sloan's, House and Garden magazine and Bamberger's. His furniture is in the collections of the Cooper-Hewitt amuseum, Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Modern Art.

(The above biographical note was copied from a collection record in FIT's OneSearch library catalog; while no citations are present, it is presumed to have been researched and written by librarians.)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Max Walter sketch collection

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: SC.57

Scope and Contents

This collection holds original painted illustrations of home furnishing designs (armchairs and side chairs, desks, tables, sofas, ottomans and beds) and interior textiles such as bedspreads and curtains; all are signed by Max Walter, but only some are dated. Many renderings are stamped with the imprint "W. & J. Sloane" with an address of 575 Park Ave in New York City, and many also have handwritten pre-print notations.

Dates: 1940-1958

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive