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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.
- 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.
