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1940

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1942

  • Work on this object ended.

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Textile (USA)

This is a Textile. It was designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes and woven by Dorothy Wright Liebes. It is dated 1940–42 and we acquired it in 1972. Its medium is cellulose triacetate, cotton, nylon, viscose rayon, silk, wool, cellulose acetate butyrate-coated aluminum yarn and its technique is 2/2 twill woven. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin. It is credited Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 268 × 144 cm (8 ft. 9 1/2 in. × 56 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile (USA); Designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes (American, 1897–1972); cellulose triacetate, cotton, nylon, viscose rayon, silk, wool, cellulose acetate butyrate-coated aluminum yarn; H x W: 268 × 144 cm (8 ft. 9 1/2 in. × 56 11/16 in.); Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin; 1972-75-3

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes.

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