Kem Weber

Kem Weber — Kem Weber (1889–1963) is recorded in the name authorities as American designer and architect (1889–1963). The heading is also recorded as Kem Karl Emanuel Martin Weber. Kem Weber is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q3194966. It is also recorded that kem Weber was born in 1889. It is also recorded that kem Weber died in 1963.

Kem Weber in brief

Born
1889
Died
1963
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Works and production

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count.

Wikidata Query Service catalogues 1 work under this heading. Open Library catalogues 2 works under this heading. Institutional cataloguing adds that the Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 3 works under this heading. The same evidence establishes that the Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 5 works under this heading.

The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogues 3 works under this heading. The moderne in southern California 1920 through 1941 is dated 1969. Institutional cataloguing adds that "Air Line" Armchair is dated ca. 1934 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2000.600.20). It is also recorded that "Today" Vase is dated 1927 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2000.600.19).

Thirty-Four Hundred Sheridan Road Apartment Building, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective is dated c. 1918/23 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1985.557). Institutional cataloguing adds that nudes and Sailboats is dated c. 1930 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1956.726). The record continues: the Mirror #2 is dated 1928 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1956.724). Armchair and Sideboard from "The Kem Weber Group" is dated designed 1928–1929 and held by The Cleveland Museum of Art (inventory 2003.4).

Collections and holdings

The following public collections record material under this heading.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 5 objects associated with this name. Metropolitan Museum of Art records 1 object associated with this heading. It is also recorded that the Metropolitan Museum of Art records 5 objects associated with this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago records 8 objects associated with this heading.

The Cleveland Museum of Art records 3 objects associated with this heading. Institutional cataloguing adds that kem Weber (1969) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Sources and evidence

This entry is compiled from 12 catalogued sources across 7 independent registers. The registers consulted are Crossref registry, Internet Archive, Wikimedia Foundation, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Cleveland Museum of Art and Wikipedia. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    Kem Weber Industrial Designers, Design, 1948

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Kem Weber, American Furniture Designers, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Open Library author record for Kem Weber (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    Weber, Karl Emanuel Martin (Kem) (1889–1963), The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Weber, Kem (born Karl Emanuel Martin Weber), Interior Design Masters, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Weber, Kem, Oxford Art Online, 2009

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    “Kem Weber”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Kem Weber as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Kem Weber.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Kem Weber.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Kem Weber (5 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  12. 12.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3194966: Kem Weber

    authority record · Unverified · Wikidata

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