Lamp Making

When I acquired many of Hart's belongings, it quickly became apparent that he had a totally different approach to making shades.

Whereas common practice includes the use of a formal design pattern for the entire shade, templates for the individual pattern pieces and final assembly on a form, Hart started by seeking out common objects that ranged from salad bowls, gasoline cans, in fact anything that would serve as a suitable foundation for a shade. The photo below shows a cheap metal kitchen shade that can be found in many DIY or furnishing stores. This particular 16" diameter 'form' has likely been used for many of Anthony's lamps, it is a common profile, not out of line with the more traditional configurations used by other makers. See typical completed shades (right), made from this form.

Here is an example of leaves on a Begonia shade, the pattern doesn't exactly match this particular shade. As the patterns were often flimsy, they no doubt had a short lifespan and had to be redrawn.