Object Timeline

-0001

1950

  • Work on this object began.

1954

  • We acquired this object.

1995

2017

2025

  • You found it!

Sidewall (France)

This is a Sidewall. It was manufactured by Paul Dumas. It is dated 1950 and we acquired it in 1954. Its medium is machine-printed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of The Wallpaper Magazine.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 91 x 74 cm (35 13/16 x 29 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in both left and right selvedge: Fabrication Francaise Paul Dumas.

Cite this object as

Sidewall (France); Manufactured by Paul Dumas (French, 1865 - ca. 1940); machine-printed; H x W: 91 x 74 cm (35 13/16 x 29 1/8 in.); Gift of The Wallpaper Magazine; 1953-198-18

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

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

For higher resolution or commercial use contact ArtResource.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18397401/ |title=Sidewall (France) |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=4 November 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>