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Cedric Hartman
Cedric Hartman
Born1929
Known forDesigning modern lighting

Cedric Hartman (born 1929) is an American designer known for his work on light fixtures, in particular the model 1H & model 1UWV floor lamps (1966) [1]. Cedric Hartman light fixtures can be found on many designers palettes while flipping thru books from Billy Baldwin, Mark Hampton, or Hugh Newell Jacobsen. [2] One thing said by Michael La Rocca is when Cedric Hartman light fixtures are "put in a room they seem to disappear." [3] Cedric Hartman Inc., is based in a studio warehouse in Omaha, Nebraska. The Omaha studio contains design, production facilities, and showroom featuring over 60 years of Hartman’s design legacy in the south half of the Eggerss–O'Flyng Building.

Early life and education

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1942 State University of Iowa, Teachers College High School

1944 Northwestern University Summer Institute

1946-47 Creighton University

1947-50 University of Nebraska

1953 Institute of Design, IIT Night School

1954-55 La Sorbonne

Career

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Cedric Hartman began his career as an architect in the late 1940's until he was called away to serve in the Army during the Korean War. [4]After the war, Hartman spent time in Chicago, Paris (studying at the Sorbonne), and New York. Hartman calls himself "architect without portfolio." Although he is not a graduate architect, one local artist says of him, "There is nobody with a finer sense of balance and proportion." [1]

Design Timeline

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  • 1956-61 Berger, Duncan and Schmidman Houses [2]
  • 1962 Co-founded The Afternoon with Judith Youngman [3]
  • 1963 First met Sam Mercer to explain old market revival idea (with Judith Youngman)
  • 1964 Roger & Diane Sack residence
  • 1964-65 Taught Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln [4]
  • 1966 Final versions of 1st Reading Lamp Design
  • 1967 MOMA includes Reading Lamp in Design Collection [5]
  • 1968 Design French Café [6]
  • 1969 Formed partnership with John Morford and Gary Bowen [7] & [8]
  • 1971 Incorporate to produce designs [9]

Hartman returned to Omaha, Nebraska in 1956 and started designing his first lamps in the early 1960s. Cedric Hartman observed that attention-grabbing lamps of the time, with their decorative bases, bulky shades and poorly placed lighting, did not meet the needs of the modern domestic lifestyle. Hartman observed that the modern living room was designed for watching television and social interaction- activities that required a light source that would provide sufficient lighting for reading the paper or interacting with guests, while not clashing or intruding on the beautiful design of a room. His slender design directed light only where needed. “The goal was to make a lamp that didn’t force you to look at it during the day but got the light where you want it,” he says.

The result was the 1UWV, which had the functionality of a task lamp but was attractive enough to put in the most stylish homes. Within a year, the Museum of Modern Art selected the lamp to be part of its permanent collection, and it quickly became a favorite of high-end decorators as well as architects and perhaps the most widely imitated lamp in the world.

At night, it serves its purpose. During the day, you appreciate it only if you notice it.

Cedric Hartman, the founder of Cedric Hartman Design, has managed a successful design career spanning over 60 years. Hartman’s iconic lamps, fixtures, sofas and tables serve an exclusive clientele of architects, designers and design centers. He lives in Omaha, where his lamps are still designed and made. Hartman maintains a private life while sharing light with the world.

Cedric Hartman's ultimate goal: see the light, not the source.

https://www.cedrichartman.com/register/site/timeline/work_images/1UWV.aspx

Hartman's iconic 1UWV lamp is surprisingly low profile, just thick enough to conceal the long bulb and supported by a metal tube only half an inch wide. [2]

Farnsworth House by Mies Van Der Rohe - interior-2

Cedric Hartman 1UWV lights are on permanent display at the Mies Van Der Rohe designed- Farnsworth House

Exhibitions & Awards

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  • 1967 Museum of Modern Art - Design Permanent Collection [10]
  • 1976 ASID - Lighting Design Award [11]
  • 1977 Fortune Magazine, May - 25 Best Designs
  • 1978 High Museum - Art in Decoration [12]
  • 1983 Philadelphia Museum - Design Since 1945 [13]
  • 1984 Katonah Gallery - Product Design [14]
  • 1984 Stanley Marcus & Consumer Digest -25 Best Designs [15]
  • Whitney Museum -Twentieth Century American Design

Partial List of Installations

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1967

  • Davis Allen, New York[5]
  • Ferris Cordner, Minneapolis[6][7]
  • Norman Geske, Lincoln[8]
  • Sam Mercer, Paris[9]
  • Andrew Morrow, Lincoln (Fellow of ASID in 1976)
  • John Syvertsen, Milwaukee [16]
  • Billy Baldwin, New York [17]
  • K James Ferguson, St. Louis
  • John Harney, St. Louis [18]
  • Porter McCray, New York [19]
  • Hazel Stebbins, Lincoln [20]

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

  • Lauren Bacall, New York Lauren Bacall
  • Charles Cunliffe, New York
  • Faye Dunaway, Boston Faye Dunaway
  • Jeremiah Goodman, New York Jeremiah Goodman
  • IBM Corporation, Armonk
  • William Ku, Bloomfield Hills
  • Kevin McNamara, New York [98]
  • Gerald Ness, Washington DC
  • Charles Peebler, Omaha Charles Peebler
  • Ole Wichers, Hamburg
  • Elizabeth Sverbayef Byron, New York [99]
  • Edward Coplon, New York
  • Bruce Gregga, Chicago [100]
  • Ann Hartman, Washington DC
  • Xavier Fourcade, New York Xavier Fourcade
  • Donald Marron, New York Donald B. Marron Sr.
  • Steven Meisel, New York Steven Meisel
  • Beatriz Patiño, New York
  • Craig Starr, Washington DC

1978

  • Pamela Babey, San Francisco [101]
  • Princess Doria di Centola, New York Doria (family)
  • Luis Echeverria, Mexico City Luis Echeverría
  • Four Seasons Hotel, Washington DC
  • Kathy Hardwick, New York [102]
  • David Janssen, Los Angeles David Janssen
  • Phylis Lapham, San Francisco
  • Clement Clark Moore II, Stonington
  • Donald Newhouse, New York Donald Newhouse
  • Mollie Parnis, New York Mollie Parnis
  • David Stickelber, Kansas City [103] [104]
  • Jerome Sutter, New York
  • Richard Tobias, San Francisco
  • Leslie Wexner, Columbus Les Wexner
  • Tom Bake, Green Bay
  • Nicolas Cokkinis, Monte Carlo [105]
  • Carlos Escobar, Bogatá
  • Stanley Jay Friedman, New York [106]
  • High Museum of Art, Atlanta
  • Alan Jones, Athens
  • Caroline Machinist, New York
  • National Gallery, Washington DC
  • Bruno Parisi, São Paulo
  • Frank Paxton, Kansas City [107]
  • Beatrice de Santo Domingo, New York [108]
  • Robert Taft, New York
  • Stanley Tigerman, Chicago Stanley Tigerman
  • Western Heritage Museum, Omaha
  • Trisha Wilson, Dallas Texas [109]

1979

  • Paul Anka, Las Vegas Paul Anka
  • Amalia Buxton, New York [110]
  • John O. Crosby, New York [111]
  • Viscountess Errington, Hong Kong
  • Ludwig Glaeser, New York (Of his Father) Edward Glaeser
  • Anthony Hail, San Francisco [112]
  • George Hirschfeld, Scarsdale
  • Roger Judd, Fairbury (of Endicott Clay Business) [113]
  • Vladimir Kagan, New York Vladimir Kagan
  • Jack A. McAllister, Crested Butte [114]
  • Museum of Modern Art, New York
  • Fred Overcash, Grosse Pointe Farms
  • Robert O. Peterson, San Diego Robert O. Peterson
  • Barbara Rockefeller, New York
  • Vidal Sassoon, Beverly Hills Vidal Sassoon
  • Robert Sonnier, New Orleans
  • Weyerhaeuser HQ, Tacoma
  • J. Terry Brown, New York
  • Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta
  • Didier-Aaron, New York [115]
  • Billy Francis, Houston [116]
  • John Goelet, New York [117]
  • Mark Hampton, New York Mark Hampton
  • Hugh Newell Jacobsen, Washington DC Hugh Newell Jacobsen
  • Evelyn Kaiser, New York
  • Michael LaRocca, New York [118]
  • Hanae Mori, Tokyo Hanae Mori
  • Ira Neimark, New York Ira Neimark
  • Haven N. B. Pell, Washington DC [119] [120]
  • Don Powell, Chicago [121]
  • Stanley Shuman, New York [122]
  • Frank Sinatra, Los Angeles Frank Sinatra
  • Rose Tarlow, Los Angeles Rose Tarlow

1980

1981

1982

  • Michael Bear, Newport Beach
  • Maureen Donovan, New York [141]
  • Fragrant Hill Hotel, Beijing
  • Cathy Hardwick, New York [142]
  • Tom Keogh, Lincoln [143]
  • Ronald Lauder, New York Ronald Lauder
  • Charles Pfister, San Francisco [144]
  • Phoenix Hilton, Phoenix
  • Jay Pritzker, Chicago Jay Pritzker
  • Jonathan Sackler, Oklahoma City
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • John H. Winkler, New York
  • Roy Zurkowski, Bloomfield Hills [145]
  • Jeffrey Banks, New York Jeffrey Banks
  • Richard Feigen, New York Richard L. Feigen
  • Rona Jaffe, New York Rona_Jaffe
  • Jubail Petrochemical, Jubail
  • Chester LeMaistre, Pittsburgh [146]
  • John Madden, Englewood [147]
  • Christina Phillips, New York
  • Princess Hotel, Acapulco Hotel Princess Mundo Imperial
  • Raphael Recanati, New York Raphael Recanati
  • Harry Seidler, Sidney Harry Seidler
  • Kenneth Brian Walker, New York [148]
  • Paul Vincent Wiseman, San Francisco [149]

1983

  • Fred Arkoosh, Omaha
  • John Baker, Afton
  • Harry Hood Bassett, Miami [150]
  • Robert Bregman, New York
  • Leonard Garment, Washington DC Leonard Garment
  • Madeleine Jardin, Washington DC
  • Kentucky Art Center, Louisville
  • Fay Lepow, New York
  • Roger Miller, New York
  • Donald Newhouse, New York Donald Newhouse
  • Northwestern Bell, Omaha
  • Thomas Pheasant, Washington DC Thomas Pheasant
  • Saul Steinberg, New York
  • U. S. Embassy, Paris
  • Herbert Allen, Jr, New York Herbert Allen Jr.
  • Lee Bass, Fort Worth Lee Bass
  • Bell Laboratories, Holmdel
  • Arch Cummin, New York
  • Klaus Fuchs, Cambridge
  • Jim Jereb, New York [151]
  • Ralph Lauren, New York Ralph Lauren
  • Baron Kidd, Dallas
  • Dudley Moore, Atlanta
  • James Northcutt, Los Angeles [152]
  • Alan Patricof, New York Alan Patricof
  • Michael Rea, New York [153]
  • St. Andrews Club, Boca Raton
  • Michael Taylor, San Francisco Michael Taylor (designer)
  • William Zeckendorf, Jr, New York William Zeckendorf Jr.

1984

1985

1986

  • Birmingham Civic Club
  • Alexa Cullman, New York
  • General Motors Corporation, Detroit
  • Hyatt Regency, Hong Kong
  • Richard Keating, Los Angeles [169]
  • Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore
  • Marshall Rose, New York [170]
  • David Saltonstall, New York [171]
  • R. J. Thalheimer, Little Rock Richard Thalheimer
  • Adrienne Vittadini, New York Adrienne Vittadini
  • Shirley Wray, Cambridge
  • Joan Borinstein, Los Angeles
  • Lawrence Flinn, Greenwich
  • John Hearst, New York
  • Michael Jaharis, New York Michael Jaharis
  • Ralph Lauren, New York Ralph Lauren
  • John Portman, Sea Island [172]
  • Philip Scadoto, New York
  • Jerome Stone, Chicago [173]
  • United Airlines, Elk Grove Village
  • Walt Disney Productions, Burbank
  • Stanhope Hotel, New York

1987

References

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  1. ^ "Cedric Hartman | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  2. ^ a b Delavan, Tom (2014-09-22). "A Light Touch". T Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  3. ^ "Many-Named Lamp Is Casting Its Spell On Many Designers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  4. ^ "Cedric Hartman Armed Forces Commission". The Lincoln Star. 1950-06-06. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  5. ^ "Davis B. Allen: 1985 Hall of Fame Inductee". Interior Design. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  6. ^ "BJC Features Cordner's Art Work". Newspapers.com. 1959-01-05. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  7. ^ "Obituary for Cordner Ferris Cordnerof, 1926-2002 (Aged 76)". Newspapers.com. 2002-11-24. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  8. ^ "Norman Geske Obituary (1915 - 2014)". Norman Geske Obituary (1915 - 2014). Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  9. ^ Biga, Leo Adam (April 26, 2013). "Sam Mercer". omahamagazine.com.