Mid-Century Modern Freak

Living room, Cecil J. Birtcher residence (Birtcher-Share House), Los Angeles, 1945. Architect: Harwell Hamilton Harris; furniture designer: Kem Weber. The Cecil Birtcher residence in Los Angeles is one of architect Harwell Hamilton Harris’s best- known works. In this 1945 photograph, Mr. and Mrs. Birtcher are seen lounging on built-in furniture that serves to separate the main public area of the home into living room, library, and dining room.