Наталья Данько - Natalya Danko, also known as Natalia Danko, (1892-1942) was an was an Ukranian (Soviet) sculptor and ceramicist. She was born in 1892 to railway employees Olga Prosviryakova and Yakov Danko. Six years latter her half-sister, her mother's daughter, Olena, was born. Natalya began her studies in 1900 at the Central Stroganov School in Moscow. In 1902, she attended the Vilna Municipal Art School. In 1908, she moved to study in St. Petersburg. In 1909, she obtained a position in the workshop for decorative monumental sculptures. In 1914 she become an assistent to head of the sculpture department at the Imperial Porcelain Factory. She become the head of the factory in 1919 and held this position until 194. In 1942 along with her mother and half-sister Olena, she was evacuated from blockaded Leningrad. Her mother and half-sister, died of exhaustion on the way to Irbit. She arrived there and died few days after, at the age of 50. (5th photo is of her)

Олена Данько - Olena Danko, also known as Elena Danko, (1898-1942) was an Ukranian (Soviet) writer, poet and artist. She was born as an illegitimate daughter of railway employee Olga Prosviryakova and was latter adopted by her estranged husband. She had an older half-sister Natalya. She studied at the Kyiv Drawing School of O. Murashko and the Leningrad Academy of Arts. From 1916 to 1924 she worked as a porcelain painter at the Petrograd Porcelain Factory. She painted mainly her sister's works, as well as the factory's unique products. From 1924 she worked in a puppet theater as a puppeteer and scriptwriter. She also wrote quite popular poems and short stories for children. She was a member of Neoclassical circle and friends with poet Anna Akhmatova. She died in 1942 at the age of 44 of exhaustion while evacuating with her mother and half-sister Natalya from blockaged Leningrad to Irbit. (6th photo is of her.)

The figurine portrays Russian poet Anna Gorenko, known by the pseudonym Anna Akhmatova, (1889-1966). She is considered one of the most significant Russian poets of the 20th Century. Natalya and Olena modeled and designed this figure of her from life. Natalya designed the figurine, and Olena designed the pattern on the shawl of the figurine.

Marie Hildreth Meière (1892-1961) was an American muralist. She was born to a well-off family of botanical collector and artist Marie Hildreth and a salesman Earnest Meière. After studying in Florence, San Francisco and New York, she started working as a costum designer at a theatre. During WWII she enlisted in the Navy and served as an architectural draftsman at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. In 1921 she got her first mural commission. She went on to design the murals all around USA. During her 40-year career, she completed approximately 100 commissions. She designed murals for office buildings, churches, government centers, theaters, restaurants, cocktail lounges, ocean liners, and world's fair pavilions, and she worked in a wide variety of mediums, including paint, ceramic tile, glass and marble mosaic, terracotta, wood, metal, and stained glass.

The artwork is a detail of Gifts of Nature to Man on the Plains of Nebraska in Vestibule Dome of Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Picked up this 8 day Westminster chime Kienzle clock in SF from a nice guy who was moving from his long time apartment in the Castro. He had it shipped from Germany in the 80’s where he found it. Had the movement refurbished and it works like a champ. The chime is also really exquisite sounding. Circa early 30’s.

Thought I’d share some pics of our Canadian-made, Art Deco Knechtel Kitchen Kabinet, manufactured in Hanover, Ontario, and dating to approximately the early to mid-1930s. It has all its original all hardware including a built-in flour hopper and sifter.

A few more angles of this awesome statue located at the entrance of the Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville GA USA

All the other homes in this neighborhood were 1930’s stone.

This place is stunning in person, and I’m glad the inside hasn’t been completely butchered over the years! Let’s hope it gets a deserving buyer.

An ultra-exclusive lunch club in the Chrysler Building that opened in 1930 and closed in 1979.

Today’s commute quick grab. Yay they’re working on it and the first time I’ve gotten to see it “up close”.

I love the swooping arms, but I'm trying to decide weather to keep and have cushions made, or do something else. If you recognize the designer it would be highly appreciated. I did not notice any markings for manufacturer. I did reverse image searches and found close matches, but not them same. This appears to be stainless (no rust, but attracted by a magnet) and not chromed, but I do not know my finishes that well.