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Table, Café

Object number2019.18.1

Manufacturer Redlich Manufacturing Company

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumWood; Metal; Paint; Plastic; Paper; Adhesive; Ink

Credit LineGift of Steve Zumoff

DescriptionTable with square wooden tabletop, cylindrical metal post, and circular metal base. Tabletop has red painted wooden frame with rounded corners; set in perimeter frame is polychrome artwork covered with clear Plexiglas sheet; artwork has a coffee mug at center with face featuring spiral eyes, straight mouth, three zig-zags emanating from top, and surrounded by radiating lines; surrounding the mug are six areas of different geometric designs. Tabletop mounted on cylindrical chrome metal post via four metal arms. Post has five stickers attached. Post connects to circular domed base.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 29.75 × 24 × 24 in. (75.6 × 61 × 61 cm)
SignedTabletop has artist signature in painted in black in bottom right area "LOTENFRO".
InscriptionsLeft side of table has white painted text "MUTINY".

Underside of tabletop has blue sticker with white text "20... / BARACK OBAMA..."; sticker is divided in two halves that are overlapping.

Post has four stickers that have text, from top to bottom:
United States Post Office Priority Mail sticker with printed and handwritten text "PRIORITY / MAIL / POSTAL SERVICE / 2007 / www.usps.com / ...EEVR";
blue and white sticker with printed and handwritten text "HELLO / my name is / Scriblr";
black and white sticker with woman's head with text to the left "MONTE NEGRO"; and
black and white sticker with text at center "Vrnaqlr".
MarksLeft and right arm mounts on underside of tabletop have raised text: on left arm "A J REDLICH" and on right arm "21 / PITTSBURGH PA".

Base's underside has raised text "A J REDLICH / 16 1/2 / PITTSBURGH PA".
Historical NotesTable from the Beehive Coffeehouse. The Beehive Coffeehouse, located at 1327 E. Carson Street was a South Side institution for 28 years. It opened in 1991 at the nascent end of a developing coffee shop culture that would soon proliferate in urban centers throughout the country. It was one of the first coffee shops in Pittsburgh. For many years it served as a gathering place for local artists that lived in the neighborhood that often worked there as well. Co-owners Steve Zumoff and Scott Kramer cited rising rents, increased competition, and low sales as the reason they were closing the shop. They also had a shop in Oakland that closed in 2002. The décor of the Beehive was made up of thrifted objects and pieces by local artists. The collection reflects the unique décor and atmosphere of the Beehive.

Related institution Beehive Coffeehouse and Dessertery (1991 - 2018)

Related person Steve Zumoff

Related person Scott Kramer

Related person Abraham J. Redlich

Related institution Vrnaqlr (founded 2012)

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