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Cedric Hartman (born Aug. 19 1929) is an Omaha, Nebraska based designer renowned for creating understated lighting fixtures and furniture. Hartman initially trained as an architect and interior designer, and began his design career by creating slim, low profile floor lamps in the early 1960’s. His 1UWV floor lamp became an immediate design classic when it launched in 1966 — and has never fallen from favor. It was acquired into the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection in 1967. Hartman is the founder of Cedric Hartman Design, based in a studio warehouse in Omaha, Nebraska. The Omaha studio contains design, production facilities, and showroom featuring over 60 years of Hartman’s design legacy.

Early life and education:

Cedric Hartman was born August 19th 1929 in Lincoln, Nebraska to

Cecil LeRoy “Sed” & Bonnelynn “Bonnie” Hartman.

Studied:

1942 State University of Iowa, Teachers College High School

1944 Northwestern University Summer Institute

1946-47 Creighton University

1947-50 University of Nebraska

1953 Institute of Design, IIT Night School

1954-55 La Sorbonne

He was called away to serve in the Army during the Korean War. After the war, Hartman spent time in Chicago, soaking up the art, design and architectural inspirations of the city, then Paris, studying at the Sorbonne. Hartman later moved to New York, before an illness in his family brought him back to Omaha where he began his career as a designer.

Career

Cedric Hartman began his career as an architect in the late 1940's until he was called away to serve in the Army during the Korean War. After the war, Hartman spent time in Chicago, Paris (studying at the Sorbonne), and New York.

Design Timeline:

1956-61 Berger, Duncan and Schmidman Houses [1]

1962 Co-founded The Afternoon with Judith Youngman [2]

1963 First met Sam Mercer to explain old market revival idea (with Judith Youngman)

1964 Roger & Diane Sack residence

1964-65 Taught Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

1966 Final versions of 1st Reading Lamp Design

1967 MOMA includes Reading Lamp in Design Collection

1968 Design French Café [3]

1969 Formed partnership with John Morford and Gary Bowen [4] & [5]

1971 Incorporate to produce designs

Hartman returned to Omaha, Nebraska in 1956 and started designing his first lamps in the early 1960s. Cedric Hartman observed that attention-grabbing lamps of the time, with their decorative bases, bulky shades and poorly placed lighting, did not meet the needs of the modern domestic lifestyle. Hartman observed that the modern living room was designed for watching television and social interaction- activities that required a light source that would provide sufficient lighting for reading the paper or interacting with guests, while not clashing or intruding on the beautiful design of a room. His slender design directed light only where needed. “The goal was to make a lamp that didn’t force you to look at it during the day but got the light where you want it,” he says.

The result was the 1UWV, which had the functionality of a task lamp but was attractive enough to put in the most stylish homes. Within a year, the Museum of Modern Art selected the lamp to be part of its permanent collection, and it quickly became a favorite of high-end decorators as well as architects and perhaps the most widely imitated lamp in the world.

At night, it serves its purpose. During the day, you appreciate it only if you notice it.

Cedric Hartman, the founder of Cedric Hartman Design, has managed a successful design career spanning over 60 years. Hartman’s iconic lamps, fixtures, sofas and tables serve an exclusive clientele of architects, designers and design centers. He lives in Omaha, where his lamps are still designed and made. Hartman maintains a private life while sharing light with the world.

Cedric Hartman's ultimate goal: see the light, not the source.

https://www.cedrichartman.com/register/site/timeline/work_images/1UWV.aspx

Hartman's iconic 1UWV lamp is surprisingly low profile, just thick enough to conceal the long bulb and supported by a metal tube only half an inch wide. Credit Johanna McClure, New York Times

Farnsworth House by Mies Van Der Rohe - interior-2

Cedric Hartman 1UWV lights are on permanent display at the Mies Van Der Rohe designed- Farnsworth House

• Exhibitions & Awards

• 1967 Museum of Modern Art - Design Permanent Collection [6]
• 1976 ASID - Lighting Design Award
• 1977 Fortune Magazine, May - 25 Best Designs
• 1978 High Museum - Art in Decoration
• 1983 Philadelphia Museum - Design Since 1945
• 1984 Katonah Gallery - Product Design
• 1984 Stanley Marcus & Consumer Digest -25 Best Designs
• Whitney Museum -Twentieth Century American Design
  

Partial List of Installations

1967

• Davis Allen, New York
• Ferris Cordner, Minneapolis
• Norman Geske, Lincoln
• Sam Mercer, Paris
• Andrew Morrow, Lincoln (Fellow of ASID in 1976)
• John Syvertsen, Milwaukee
• Billy Baldwin, New York [7]
• K James Ferguson, St. Louis
• John Harney, St. Louis [8]
• Porter McCray, New York [9]
• Hazel Stebbins, Lincoln [10]

1968

• George Beylerian, New York Material ConneXion
• George Danforth, Chicago [11]
• French Cafe, Omaha
• Mike Harrison, Omaha
• Jack Lenor Larsen, New York Jack Lenor Larsen
• Levoy, Inc., Minneapolis
• E.T. McBee, Lafayette [12]
• Mrs. Potter Palmer, Chicago (Rose Saltonstall Movius Palmer)
• John Saladino, New York [13]
• Arthur Elrod, Palm Springs Arthur Elrod
• Albert Hadley, New York Albert Hadley
• Bud Holland, Chicago [14]
• Ray Lavender, Omaha [15]
• Dirk Lohan, Chicago Dirk Lohan
• Mies van der Rohe, Farnsworth House Farnsworth House
• Victor Skrebneski, Chicago Victor Skrebneski
• David Whitcomb, New York [16]

1969

• Peter Andes, New York (Part of Knolls Planning unit) [17]
• Lily Auchincloss, New York Lily Auchincloss
• Ward Bennett, New York Ward Bennett
• Francis Cabot, New York Francis Cabot
• Robert Dittmer, Des Moines [18]
• Mrs. Bernard Gimbel, New York [19]
• William Hartmann, Chicago [20]

Sources

• Chang, Gordon H., Mark Dean Johnson, Paul J. Karlstrom & Sharon Spain, Asian American Art, a History, 1850-1970, Stanford University Press, ISBN 9780804757515, pp. 346–347
• Honolulu Museum of Art, Spalding House Self-guided Tour, Sculpture Garden, 2014, p. 3
• Peterson, Susan, “Jun Kaneko / Susan Peterson, foreword by Arthur C. Danto”, London, Laurence King, 2001.

References

1. ^ "Oral history interview with Jun Kaneko, 2005 May 23- 24". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
2. ^ ^{Jump up to:a b} "Jun Kaneko". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
3. ^ Kimmelman, Michael (2007-01-14). "Giants of the Heartland". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
4. ^ Chang, Gordon H., Mark Dean Johnson, Paul J. Karlstrom & Sharon Spain, Asian American Art, a History, 1850-1970, Stanford University Press, ISBN 9780804757515, p. 346
5. https://archive.nytimes.com/tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/cedric-hartman-floor-lamp-design-classic/