Views of individual pieces of furniture, furniture in room settings, and furniture and furnishings on display. Also includes photographs of an airplane and its interior, copies of two letters, and two portraits. "Mode moderne" furniture (see LA Times, "House of Fantasy Debut Made in Lavish Setting", June 26, 1948, p. A3.). "New Furniture Shop to Open in Beverly Hills", LA Times, February 1, 1951, p. A6. Designers Dick Wigren, Bill Cleveland, and Margie Deane. This one project was created from negatives found in multiple envelopes, all of which were labeled simply "House of Fantasy" and none of which were dated. Many of the envelopes contained similar pieces of furniture or setups. 5 x 7" color transparencies accompanied by LA Times ad (preservation photocopy housed in box 202 folder 14). Appeared in advertisement in Los Angeles Times, October 20, 1946.
Type
Image
Extent
Number of items: 167 ; Black-and-white negatives (120) ; Black-and-white negatives (26) ; Color transparencies (21)
Furniture--Photographs House furnishings--Photographs Interior decoration--Photographs Household electronics--Photographs Display of merchandise--Photographs
Place
Los Angeles, Calif.
Source
Maynard L. Parker negatives, photographs, and other material Maynard L. Parker Negatives, Huntington Digital Library
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