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Mel Smilow
Mel Smilow (March 5, 1922 – December 26, 2002) was an American furniture designer, artist, and partner in Smilow-Thielle, a mid-twentieth-century firm producing affordable, modern furniture and other interior furnishings, with retail outlets located in the greater metropolitan New York area and Washington, DC. == Early years == Mel Smilow was born in the Bronx, New York, the son of Irving Smilowitz and Claire Benes. He attended New York City public schools and enrolled at the Pratt Institute in 1939 with the intent of becoming a commercial artist. As a result of his father’s death that year, he was forced to withdraw and go to work as the family’s only breadwinner: at 17, he took over his father’s position selling wholesale furniture to retail stores in New York and Pennsylvania. Growing up during the years of the Great Depression and experiencing the discrimination against Jews that pervaded American culture at the time had a lasting influence on Smilow’s art and world view. As a result, he was especially sensitive to the plight of the working class and the poor, and throughout his life championed causes that sought to end social inequality and discrimination in any form. He was proud that his employees were union members, and he consistently incorporated the qualities of great design with affordability and durability in his furniture.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=The New Yorker )〕
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