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The Theater. Very Parco.
Kristina ParsonsPoster: The Theater. Very Parco., ca. 1970–83. Designed by Eiko Ishioka (Japanese, 1938-2012). Illustrated by Kazuyuki Onda. Gift of James Howard Fraser, 1998-44-10.Eiko Ishioka was...
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Ingenious Solutions: Irena Brynner's "Wrap Around" Earrings
Adriane DaltonWrap Around earrings. USA, ca. 1959. Designed and made by Irena Brynner (American, born Russia, 1917-2003). Gold. Gift of Ms. Irena Brynner, 1991-165-9a,bBorn in 1917 in the remote...
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From the Loom to the Wall
Gregory HerringshawSample book, Weaves from Exclusive Hand-Loom Originals by Dorothy Liebes,1947, Manufactured by United Wallpaper Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA, Machine-printed and embossed on paper,...
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At the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition
Mae ColburnHanging: Houses on a Street. Made by Lydia Van Gelder (1911-2012), 1939. Tapestry woven cotton. Gift of Lydia Van Gelder, 1996-47-1California textile artist Lydia van Gelder (1911-2012)...
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A Maternal Touch for Refugees
Carolina Valdes-LoraPoster: Residencias/ Son Tratados Maternalmente/ Los mejores hoteles son habilitados para residencia de los niños refugiados (Homes/ Are treated with motherly attention/The best...
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Will Not Fade into the Background
Gregory HerringshawSidewall, Compendium, 1968, Rosemary Newson, The Wall Paper Manufacturers Limited, London, England, Screen-printed on paper, Gift of Arthur Sanderson & Sons, Ltd.,...
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A Moderne Woman
Cynthia TropeDinette tea set, USA, ca. 1928. Designed by Jean George Theobald (American, 1873 – 1952), Styled by Virginia Hamill (American, 1898–1980), Manufactured by Old Colony Pewter. Cast pewter,...
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Blond Curtain
Andrea LippsPair of curtain panels, Blond. Amsterdam, 2002. Designed by Nicolette Brunklaus, Made by Brunklaus. Cotton. H x W (two panels side by side): 300 x 280 cm (118 1/8 x 110 1/4 in.). Gift of...
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Some Thorny Wallpaper
Gregory HerringshawSidewall, Thorny Stripe, 1993; Christine Tarkowski (American, b. 1968); Chicago, Illinois, USA; Screen-printed on paper; Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt and Friends of...
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The Book-Cover Designs of Alice C. Morse
Karin ZonisDrawing, Design for a Book Cover: My Study Fire, by Hamilton W. Mabie, ca. 1899. Designed by Alice Cordelia Morse. 1943-33-1-9.This sketch for a book cover by Alice Cordelia Morse...
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A Strong Design for a Woman of Strong Tastes
Sarah D. CoffinEmpress Elizabeth of Russia's Personal Service Soup Plate, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1756-1761, Moulded, hand-finished and painted hard-paste porcelain, Museum...
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Teaching as Art: The Tapestry Art of Ann-Mari Kornerup
Mae ColburnTextile: Grandmother and Children with Tulips. Made by Ann-Mari Kornerup. 1949. Wool. Gift of Elizabeth Gordon, 1964-24-51Tapestry weaver Ann-Mari Kornerup (1918-2006) frequently depicted...
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Always be Mama
Rebekah PollockFigure, Yakut Mother and Child with Reindeer. Dulevo, Russia, Soviet Union, 1957. Manufactured by Dulevo Porcelain Factory.The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and...
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Capturing a Decade: Thérèse Bonney
Elizabeth Broman Bonney, M. Thérèse (Mabel Thérèse), (1897-1978). Therese Bonney photographs, 1925-1937. Smithsonian Libraries. 2000-42-1Left: Paris, France, ca. 1925. Annual exhibition of the...
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Belle Kogan: Designing a Place for Women in the Field of Industrial Design
Andrea OsgoodServing dish, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA, ca. 1938. Designed by Belle Kogan (American, 1902-2000), Manufactured by Reed and Barton. Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion, 1993-134-14.In...
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I Like to Move It, Move It
Katie ShellyThere are lots of ways to sort and view the works in our collection.Perhaps you'd like to see everything that's considered art deco. Maybe you want to see everything in wool. Or everything...
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Creating a Beautiful Learning Environment for Children
Gregory HerringshawFrieze, USA, 1900; Grace Lincoln Temple (American, 1865–1953); Stenciled and tempera on paper; 170.8 x 63.5 cm (5 ft. 7 1/4 in. x 25 in.); Bequest of Grace Lincoln TempleAfter...
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Greenwich Village Lace
Diana GreenwoldSampler, ca. 1915, embroidered linen, Gift of Mrs. Gino Speranza, 1942-47-7 A young Italian female immigrant in Greenwich Village in the early twentieth century had few...
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In Bliss or Woe
Jennifer JohnsonFamily record sampler, embroidered by Abigail Barnard, 1833, Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe, 1941-69-19This family register sampler, with its melancholy verse about the fleeting nature of...
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Call of the Wild
Gregory HerringshawSidewall, Animal Kingdom, 1949-1950; Chicago, IL, USA; Edgar Miller (1899-1993), Produced by Basset & Vollum, Inc.; Screen printed on paper; Gift of Donald D. MacMillan,...
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