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Russel Wright Manhattan Cocktail Lounge in Copper and Chromium. Vintage News. 1934.

"THE COCKTAIL BAR CREATES A DECOR: New Materials and Subtle Colors Contribute To an Effect That Is Smartly Contemporary."

Cocktail lounges were said to be recent additions to restaurants and hotels. Russel Wright designed a small cocktail lounge for a midtown Manhattan restaurant. The design featured copper on rough plaster walls; tabletops and trim in cork; and metal tubular supports covered in rattan for tables, chairs, and barstools. Photo is of a cocktail lounge by Morris Bernard Sanders.

By WALTER RENDELL STOREY "THE COCKTAIL BAR CREATES A DECOR: New Materials and Subtle Colors Contribute To an Effect That Is Smartly Contemporary." New York Times (1857-Current file), December 23, 1934, http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed April 5, 2006).