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1954	Work on this object began.
1991	We acquired this object.
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Sidewall, Modern California Villa's

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by Griffin-Sefton Inc.. It is dated 1954 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is machine printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

The California lifestyle, with its emphasis on informality and indoor-outdoor living, came to epitomize the good life for many Americans in the 1950s. This paper captures that fascination and celebrates traditional California architecture. The houses are situated next to mountains and ocean, suggesting a domestic lifestyle thoroughly integrated with nature.

This object was donated by Suzanne Lipschutz. It is credited Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.

On a bright yellow background are six repeating historic scenes of human activity in black and white. Scrolling down, from left to right, three figures are playing with a basketball as a basket hangs from a tree branch. The next image are male and female figures dancing to the backdrop of a triumphant arch and a boom box on the left of the male. On the left is an image of a figure in a dress, jumping over a tree truck lying on the road being chased by horses. On the right, is an image of a seated picnic with a focus on a well dressed women being served, sitting next to a tree. Below this are seated women getting her hair braided while a woman holding a mirror sits under a tree and three young girls skip rope.

Sidewall, Harlem Toile de Jouy
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Studio Printworks.
2007-42-1

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (a): 139.7 × 56 cm (55 in. × 22 1/16 in.) L x W (b): 221.3 × 56.2 cm (7 ft. 3 1/8 in. × 22 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed on selvage: "JOIN HERE, TRIM HERE, WASHABLE, RUN I - 1 x 427, U.W.P.C. of N.A."

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Modern California Villa's; Manufactured by Griffin-Sefton Inc.; USA; machine printed on paper; H x W x D (a): 139.7 × 56 cm (55 in. × 22 1/16 in.) L x W (b): 221.3 × 56.2 cm (7 ft. 3 1/8 in. × 22 1/8 in.); Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz; 1991-89-227-a,b

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Rooms with a View: Landscape & Wallpaper and Kitsch to Corbusier: Wallpapers from the 1950s.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DwoD/
Accession Number 1991-89-227-a,b
Object ID 18637873