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Panels (From a Curtain)

A work made of linen, cotton, and acetate, weft-face of warp-float satin weave; screen printed.

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  • A work made of linen, cotton, and acetate, weft-face of warp-float satin weave; screen printed.

Date:

c. 1952

Artist:

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

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Eva Lisa Saarien Swanson, (Pipsan) (Designer)

Title

Panels (From a Curtain)

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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

Linen, cotton, and acetate, weft-face of warp-float satin weave; screen printed

Dimensions

a: 143.9 × 126.1 cm (56 5/8 × 49 5/8 in.); b: 143.2 × 124.1 cm (56 3/8 × 48 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Hooper Truettner

Reference Number

1982.1470a-b

Extended information about this artwork

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