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Pasadena was the first career retrospective of her work. Many of the homes she designed have been demolished, although approximately ten still remain, including the Hurley House, the Frances Nelson houses and the Jim Backus House. In 2012, one of Grossman's aluminum and brass lamps sold for $ 37,500 at an auction, a record for her furniture pieces.
143:. The studio focused on furniture and lighting design and sold to several well-known furniture companies such as Sherman Bertram, Martin Brattrud, Cal-Mode and Barker Brothers' Modern Shop. Her furniture is characterized by its unique mixture of materials and slender proportions. Her work attracted Hollywood clientele, and she designed interiors for stars such as
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188:. Between 1949 and 1959 she designed fourteen houses in Los Angeles. Grossman became known for building homes on "difficult plots", lots under 1,500 square feet with difficult landscapes on hillsides. She later worked with influential Southern California designers such as
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