John Vassos
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John Vassos #19,908Established

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personUnited States, 1898–1985
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Selected Works11

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
RCA Radiotron Radio Tube box
RCA Radiotron Radio Tube box, 1937
Acquired 2023
Cardboard, glass, metal
LACMA
Portable Phonograph, RCA Victor Special, Model M
Portable Phonograph, RCA Victor Special, Model M, 1937
Acquired 2022
Aluminum, chromium-plated steel, velvet and plastic

Previous Sales

Los Angeles Modern Auctions
RCA radio concept drawing (five works)
RCA radio concept drawing (five works)
$1,270
Aug 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
"Salome and John the Baptist."
"Salome and John the Baptist."
$6,000
Dec 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
Tetrarch."
Tetrarch."
$7,500
Dec 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
"Food."
"Food."
$5,200
Dec 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
Nude in a labyrinth
Nude in a labyrinth
$1,625
Dec 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
JOHN VASSOS (1898-1985) "Fleur de Jasmin." Bonwit Teller perfume ad
JOHN VASSOS (1898-1985) "Fleur de Jasmin." Bonwit Teller perfume ad
Sold
Dec 2022
Sotheby's
Automobile
Automobile, 1927
Sold
Dec 2020
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Radio concept renderings (eight works)
Radio concept renderings (eight works)
$704
Jan 1970

For Sale

Helicline Fine Art · Artsy
RCA Design Art Deco Streamline Mid Century Modern American Scene Architectural
RCA Design Art Deco Streamline Mid Century Modern American Scene Architectural, 1939
US$12,000
Mixed media on board
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Other Museum Acquisitions4

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RCA Radiotron Radio Tube box
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2023 · Accession M.2023.138.7 · Cardboard, glass, metal
Gift of Margaret and Joel Chen and Graham Steele and Ulysses De Santi through the 2023 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions Committee (DA²)
Portable Phonograph, RCA Victor Special, Model M
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2022 · Accession M.2022.190 · Aluminum, chromium-plated steel, velvet and plastic
Gift of Margaret and Joel Chen through the 2022 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions Committee (DA²)
RCA Victor 45 rpm record player
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.355 · Bakelite, plastic, metal, vinyl
Bequest of the George R. Kravis II Collection
Electrophone, gramophone, tourne-disque Victor Special
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2005 · Accession AM 2005-1-3 · Objet/Design
Don: Don de la Société des Amis du Musée national d'art moderne en 2005
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death
John Vassos dies
Jan 1, 1985
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birth
John Vassos born
Jan 1, 1898