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1954

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Sidewall, Mauer

This is a sidewall. It was designed by Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret-Gris) and manufactured by Salubra. It is dated ca. 1959 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is machine-printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Le Corbusier's Walls.

This object was donated by Ms. Marilyn Hapgood. It is credited Gift of Marilyn Hapgood.

Its dimensions are

L x W: 217.8 x 78.7 cm (7 ft. 1 3/4 in. x 31 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Mauer; Designed by Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret-Gris) (Swiss, active France, 1887–1965); Manufactured by Salubra; Switzerland; machine-printed on paper; L x W: 217.8 x 78.7 cm (7 ft. 1 3/4 in. x 31 in.); Gift of Marilyn Hapgood; 1992-191-7

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Kitsch to Corbusier: Wallpapers from the 1950s.

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