Object Timeline

  • We acquired this object.

1958

  • Work on this object began.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Textile, Manhattan

This is a Textile. It was designed by Alexander Hayden Girard and manufactured by Herman Miller Textiles. It is dated 1958. Its medium is cotton, wool, viscose rayon and its technique is screen printed. It is a part of the Textiles department.

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This object was donated by George R. Kravis II. It is credited Gift of George R. Kravis II.

  • Sidewall, Frames
  • screen printed on paper.
  • Gift of Graham & Brown Inc..
  • 2005-31-1

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Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 203.2 × 127.6 cm (6 ft. 8 in. × 50 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile, Manhattan; Designed by Alexander Hayden Girard (American, 1907–1993); Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company (United States); cotton, wool, viscose rayon; Warp x Weft: 203.2 × 127.6 cm (6 ft. 8 in. × 50 1/4 in.); Gift of George R. Kravis II; 2018-22-131

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