Spelunking (From a Curtain)

Textiles

c. 1952

Designed by Eva Lisa (Pipsan) Saarinen Swanson (American, born Finland, 1905–1979)
Printed by Edwin Raphael Co.
United States, Michigan, Holland

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artist: Eva Lisa Saarien Swanson, (Pipsan) (Designer)
Title: Spelunking (From a Curtain)
Place: Holland (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 1942–1962
Medium: Cotton, linen, and acetate, weft face of warp-float satin weave; screen printed
Dimensions: a: 141.2 × 127 cm (55 1/2 × 50 in.); b: 139 × 63.8 cm (54 3/4 × 25 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Hooper Truettner
Reference Number: 1982.1469a-b

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