Circa 1954, walnut frame with fiberglass and aluminum supports, blue upholstered loose cushions, carved signature to seat rail.

32 x 62 x 35 in.

From the Collection of Kerstin Walker, Winston-Salem, NC, Purchased from Lee DuSell

The sofa unit was displayed at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1958 as part of an exhibition entitled “Living Today.” DuSell can be considered a mid-century Renaissance man, having mastered his techniques as a designer, craftsman, artist, and sculptor. He served as professor of Industrial Design in the Department of Fine Arts at Syracuse University. He studied at the Escuela de Bellas Artes, San Miguel, Mexico, and the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He instituted the metal department at the School of Arts and Crafts in Detroit, Michigan.

Later upholstery in good condition; later wood cap feet adhered with putty (reversible).