Der Paukenspieler (The Drummer Boy)

Textiles

1972

After a painting by Paul Klee (German, born Switzerland, 1879–1940)
Produced by Montgomery Ward (American, founded 1872) to commemorate their 100th anniversary

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artist: Paul Klee (Designer)
Title: Der Paukenspieler (The Drummer Boy)
Place: United States (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1972
Medium: Cotton, jute and wool, plain weave with discontinuous supplementary pile warps forming cut solid pile
Dimensions: 151.4 × 74.7 cm (59 5/8 × 29 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Montgomery Ward Company
Reference Number: 1972.403

Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, On or Off the Wall: An International Selection of Tapestries and Carpets, 1920s–1970s, May 14, 2003–Feb. 8, 2004 [brochure].

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