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Potato Masher

Henry DreyfussWW-1934-530667

1934·Metal, painted wood·10 1/4 × 4 × 3 in., 0.4 lb. (26 × 10.2 × 7.6 × 0.2 cm)

John C. Waddell Collection, Gift of John C. Waddell, 1998

Catalogue

Year: 1934
Medium: Metal, painted wood
Dimensions: 10 1/4 × 4 × 3 in., 0.4 lb. (26 × 10.2 × 7.6 × 0.2 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Henry Dreyfuss

Artist

Henry Dreyfuss

Henry Dreyfuss was an American industrial designer whose work fundamentally shaped the visual language of twentieth-century consumer products and transportation design. Operating from the 1930s through the 1970s, he developed a systematic approach to ergonomics and user-centered design, creating iconic forms for telephones, tractors, locomotives, and domestic appliances that balanced aesthetic refinement with functional clarity. His postwar practice emphasized the integration of human scale and everyday usability into industrial manufacture, establishing principles that became foundational to modern design education and practice.

Brooklyn, NY, USA

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