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Sidewall, Vibrato

Sidewall, Vibrato
hand-applied plaster and charcoal on paper, waterborne resin.
Gift of Assemblage.
2017-56-1

This object was made by Assemblage.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Scenic Wallpaper, Landscape No. 1

Scenic Wallpaper, Landscape No. 1
digital print on paper.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment.
2017-43-1/12

This object was made by Carnovsky.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 13 images of this object.

A digital print RGB (red, green, blue) wallpaper. The design consists of three different scenes, each printed in a different color, one on top of another. By viewing the design through a red, green, or blue filter the different layers of which the image is composed are revealed. When viewed under a red light or filter the scene is an elaborate architectural interior; with a green filter, it is a forested landscape; while a blue light reveals a dense group of figures and satyrs. When viewed in normal light the wallpaper appears as an illegible jumble of all three scense in yellow, pink and blue, with the forested landscape appearing more dominant.

Scenic Wallpaper, Landscape No. 1
digital print on paper.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment.
2017-43-1

This object was made by Carnovsky.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

A sidewall composed of a dense variety of gerbera daisies in pinks, reds, oranges and yellows in several sizes and smaller daisies with green centers. Burned cigarette stubs are placed as if in a grid overlapping the all-over composition. The photograph captures the sidewall in a close-up view with left and right narrow gray borders.

Sidewall, Beautiful Inside My Head Forever, 2008
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Vivian Haime Barg.
2017-36-1

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, All of Us

Sidewall, All of Us
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Geoff McFetridge.
2017-25-8

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, All of Us

Sidewall, All of Us
screen-printed paper.
Gift of Geoff McFetridge.
2017-25-7

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, All of Us

Sidewall, All of Us
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Geoff McFetridge.
2017-25-6

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, All of Us

Sidewall, All of Us
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Geoff McFetridge.
2017-25-5

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, Lines Forest

Sidewall, Lines Forest
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Geoff McFetridge.
2017-25-4

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, Shadows of the Paranormal

Sidewall, Shadows of the Paranormal
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Geoff McFetridge.
2017-25-3

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sample Book
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Stephen Van Dyk.
2017-22-2

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 139 images of this object.

Border, Peepers

Border, Peepers
digital print on paper.
Gift of The Detroit Wallpaper Company.
2016-8-1

This object was made by The Detroit Wallpaper Company.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, Swirl

Sidewall, Swirl
needle-punched polyester fibers, polyester support.
Gift of Liora Manne.
2016-47-2

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, Ombre

Sidewall, Ombre
needle-punched polyester fibers, polyester support.
Gift of Liora Manne.
2016-47-1

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall
block printed, glazed, embossed paper.
Gift of Jed Johnson Associates.
2016-46-1

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, Egypt

Sidewall, Egypt
screen printed on paper.
Gift of John Rombola.
2016-41-4

This object was made by Piazza Prints Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, Italia

Sidewall, Italia
screen printed on paper.
Gift of John Rombola.
2016-41-3

This object was made by Harben Papers, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, Horse Show

Sidewall, Horse Show
screen printed on paper.
Gift of John Rombola.
2016-41-2

This object was made by Harben Papers, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, Parade

Sidewall, Parade
screen printed on paper.
Gift of John Rombola.
2016-41-1

This object was made by Harben Papers, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, Rombico

Sidewall, Rombico, 2010
holographic foil on non-woven ground, laser engraved.
Gift of Osborne & Little.
2016-4-1

This object was made by Osborne & Little.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Sample Book, Murals from the Hand Drawn Originals of Ilonka Karasz

Sample Book, Murals from the Hand Drawn Originals of Ilonka Karasz
blueprint method on paper.
Gift of Matthew L. Edelman.
2016-37-9

This object was made by Design Group Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 23 images of this object.

Mural, East of the Sun

Mural, East of the Sun
blueprint method.
Gift of Matthew L. Edelman.
2016-37-8

This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Mural, East of the Sun

Mural, East of the Sun
blueprint method.
Gift of Matthew L. Edelman.
2016-37-7

This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Mural, Air-Fire-Water-Earth

Mural, Air-Fire-Water-Earth
blueprint method on paper.
Gift of Matthew L. Edelman.
2016-37-6

This object was made by Design Group Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

One of a pair of vertical panels forming a 2-panel, monochrome mural/wallcovering, printed in the 'negative' - lines of the drawing are in white against a brown background. (Void areas like the sky are brown.) Although each panel can be appreciated individually, it should be noted that elements introduced on the left panel are completed on the right and vice versa. The entire mural depicts musicians playing instruments on one panel and children playing with kites on the other, set against exotic architecture. The types of instruments, and the style of the clothing, kites and architecture suggest the scene takes place in the East (and is reminiscent of miniature paintings and prints from that part of the world.) The elements are drawn in a playful, somewhat flat manner. The view is from an elevated perspective. The vanishing point is below the bottom page. In this panel, there are three areas of action: at street level, on a roof terrace, and in the middle within and outside a building. At street level, a child is rolling two large hoops (almost chest high) one white, one dark, while looking back over his shoulder at a small black and white ball (similar to a soccer ball) perched on a railing. Hovering above and to the right of the hoops, a large fanciful, flying insect, like an abstract dragon-fly. Just below it another smaller hoop rolls towards the right edge of the scene. There is a tall open portal in the front of the building through which an interior courtyard is visible. A child stands half hidden (one leg, one arm, half a head) in the doorway, holding. an 8-pointed star on a stick (a pinwheel.) He appears to be backlit by a source of light from a tall window behind him. Further back in the courtyard, another child stands on a platform about to climb a ladder that appears to lead to the roof terrace. The terrace has a hexagonal shape, a waist high parapet (ledge) all around, dainty cross and circle patterned tile floor, and a gazebo structure in the center. Four children are on the roof (positioned at 10 o’clock, 12 o’clock and 2 o’clock.) At far left (10 o’clock) two children on tip toes lean over the parapet. One has both elbows on the ledge and looks downward, the second looks upward, holding in his right hand a string attached to a kite (visible only on the adjacent panel - the 'butterfly.' ) Towards the back ledge (12 o’clock) a child looks up at the kite he holds over his head - it resembles a fish skeleton with a kite tail trailing from the fish tail. To this right, (2 o’clock) a child straddles the ledge (one foot over the side), holding a kite string in his outstretched hands (the kite is the star on the other panel.) The gazebo has a pointed roof tipped with a spire above which a walled structure rises (part of the garden wall on the adjacent panel.) On the right side of the building at street level there is a large four paned window with decorations resembling crossed boomerangs. On the middle level a balcony protrudes from the building. A striped curtain has blown out from the window and drapes over the balcony rail. A partial figure (half a head, half a chest) peers from behind a window on the balcony. A child hangs from an opening in the balcony rail. (The balcony rail is completed on the other panel.) The printing process used for the panels (like blueprint method) reverses how positive and negative spaces are rendered. Areas like sky (ordinarly a negative space) appear as a rich dark brown. In a graphite drawing, the viewer's attention is typically monopolized by the pencil lines, whereas in these panels, the background, because of its dominant color, commands attention in its own right. The overall effect imbues the scene with a sense of mystery. Is it daytime, or nighttime? Is that a beam of light or a shadow? Within the overall darkness, there are certain objects that appear very white such as the hoop, balcony, gazebo roof. These serve like traffic signs (stop/go) that direct the viewer through the scene.

Mural, Serenade
blueprint method on paper.
Gift of Matthew L. Edelman.
2016-37-5

This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

One of a pair of vertical panels forming a 2-panel, monochrome mural/wallcovering, printed in the 'negative' - lines of the drawing are in white against a brown background. (Void areas like the sky are brown.) Although each panel can be appreciated individually, it should be noted that elements introduced on the left panel are completed on the right and vice versa. The entire mural depicts musicians playing instruments on one panel and children playing with kites on the other, set against exotic architecture. The types of instruments, and the style of the clothing, kites and architecture suggest the scene takes place in the East (and is reminiscent of miniature paintings and prints from that part of the world.) The elements are drawn in a playful, somewhat flat manner. The view is from an elevated perspective. The vanishing point is below the bottom page. In this panel, on the street level, the “serenade” is performed by five musicians sitting under a tall, open, canopy structure, in what appears to be an entryway to an outer yard bordered by a veranda like railing. The street has diamond-shaped tiles. The musicians are arranged like the 5 points of a W. Musician #1 sits on the railing, plays an instrument like a wooden flute (a ney?); #2 sits on the ground against the railing, plays an instrument like a broken-necked lute (an oud?) #3 sits on ground further back, plays an odd-shaped lap-held instrument (a zither?); #4 sits on the ground, against the railing (opposite #2) plays an instrument like a lute; #5 sits on ground furthest back, plays an instrument like an elongated acoustic guitar (dulcimer?) #3 and 4 wear turban-like headgear and all wear longish form-fitted jackets and are either barefoot or in sandals. The figures are vey small relative to the entire panel, taking up only the bottom 1/5. The canopy towers over the figures. Its sides have a decorative, loop-and-triangle pattern, and its roof has a pattern like wicker caning. Above the canopy, there is a two-sided garden wall with an opening through which tree branches are partially visible. Branches are also visible at the sides and top edges of the wall. Above the opening is a large, cartoon-like, very white butterfly, with curvacious wings, starkly contrasted against the dark wall with its subtle striated pattern. (The butterfly is a kite whose string is held by children in the adjacent panel.) The side of the wall has a small grid pattern. Towards the left edge of the panel, roughly centered between the branches poking out from behind the wall, is a large 6-pointed star with spokes. (It’s another kite manipulated by a child on the other panel.) Slightly below the star is a fragment of a balcony (completed on the other panel.) The artist makes wonderful use of patterns and geometric shapes, to create fantasy spaces on different planes, not always decipherable, which keeps the viewer engaged. The printing process used for the panels (like blueprint method) reverses how positive and negative spaces are rendered. Areas like sky (ordinarly a negative space) appear as a rich dark brown. In a graphite drawing, the viewer's attention is typically monopolized by the pencil lines, whereas in these panels, the background, because of its dominant color, commands attention in its own right. The overall effect imbues the scene with a sense of mystery.

Mural, Serenade
blueprint method on paper.
Gift of Matthew L. Edelman.
2016-37-4

This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Monochromatic mural in shades of brown, with four distinct areas, on a horizontal axis. Starting from the viewer’s left there is a brick wall or facade of a built structure with a darkened, lintel and post door. A vee-shaped brick element in the form of a flower pot, possibly a chimney, rises on top of the structure. Two birds resembling egrets or storks have built a nest on the structure while a third bird stands to the left. Behind the birds, the lush dark foliage of a large tree is visible. In front of the doorway we see an animal, possibly a lamb, a potted plant and empty pots. To the immediate right, in the second area, there is a wide arch structure with a flat top. A narrow young tree with delicate trunk, limbs, and leaves stand in front, at the left, of the arch. The arch overlaps a broad tree with sturdy limbs and many buds. There are dark patches on the ground at the right of the tree, possibly shadows. Behind the tree, on both sides are two built structures. Several birds in flight are seen to the left of the tree. Two birds resembling partridges are in front of the tree. A bald bush, resembling a line drawing, is at the right side of the arch. To the right and in front of the arch, in the third area, are the remains of a wall of variegated stone with an irregular shaped form on top. Plant root-like matter grows from the cracks in the stone. The wall overlaps a small animal partially in view. To the right of the wall is an exotic looking tree with a long trunk, bare foliage at the bottom and lush foliage at the top. The fourth area displays two arches in succession in one point perspective. At the top of the arch a large bird has made a nest. Trees of various species can be partially seen through the arches. Some of their foliage trails over the fronts of the arches. Animals, possible lambs, are partially visible towards the back and the bottom right. The collective scene resembles ruins of an ancient courtyard.

Mural, Arches, 2001
blueprint method on paper.
Gift of Matthew L. Edelman.
2016-37-11

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Mural, Trees
blueprint method on paper.
Gift of Matthew L. Edelman.
2016-37-10

This object was made by Design Group Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, Beetle

Sidewall, Beetle
digital print on mylar.
Gift of Astek Inc..
2016-21-1

This object was made by Astek Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, Wired

Sidewall, Wired
digital print.
Gift of Designtex Group.
2016-14-2

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Sidewall, Barbed Wire

Sidewall, Barbed Wire
digital print.
Gift of Designtex Group.
2016-14-1

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Silkscreen For Printing, Cherry Forever

Silkscreen For Printing, Cherry Forever
silkscreen in frame.
Gift of Flavor Paper.
2015-44-5

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Sidewall, Marilyn Monoprint

Sidewall, Marilyn Monoprint
screen printed and hand painted on chrome mylar.
Gift of Flavor Paper.
2015-44-4

This object was made by Flavor Paper.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

A sidewall of a large close-up portrait of Marilyn Monroe screen printed and painted on chrome Mylar. The portrait is composed of a range of pink tints accentuating the contours of the face known as a silhouette. Other than the contours, the majority of the face is the same light gray color as the ground. The portrait has fragmented repeats above and below the full facial silhouette and the photograph captures the same.

Sidewall, Marilyn Monoprint
screen printed and hand painted on chrome mylar, polyester diamond dust.
Gift of Flavor Paper.
2015-44-3

This object was made by Flavor Paper.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Sidewall, Shoes

Sidewall, Shoes
screen print on mylar.
Gift of Flavor Paper.
2015-44-2

This object was made by Flavor Paper.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.