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Textile, Egyptienne

This is a Textile. It was designed by Lamartine Le Goullon and manufactured by M. Lowenstein & Sons, Inc. and produced by Associated American Artists. It is dated 1954 and we acquired it in 2016. Its medium is cotton and its technique is printed. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Egyptienne, Lamartine Le Goullon’s hieroglyphic-inspired design, was produced in multiple colorways. In this version, wavy bands of yellow and orange provide a backdrop for Egyptian-esque figures in black and white. Sportswear company Catalina released several womenswear pieces in 1955 using Egyptienne in its various colorways, including a swimsuit, dress, and skirt. (1)

Another design by Le Goullon, entitled Futuriste (5826.45.2016), and a Catalina swimsuit fashioned from Le Goullon’s Sudan print are part of the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art’s traveling exhibition, “Art for Every Home: Associated American Artists, 1934-2000.”

(1) Gail Windisch, Sylvan Cole Jr., and Karen J. Herbaugh, Art for Every Home: Associated American Artists, 1934-2000 (Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum, Kansas State University, 2016): 203.

This object was donated by American Textile History Museum. It is credited American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Anne Cadrette.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 116.8 × 85.1 cm (46 in. × 33 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile, Egyptienne; Designed by Lamartine Le Goullon (American, 1917 - 1998); Produced by Associated American Artists (United States); Manufactured by M. Lowenstein & Sons, Inc.; cotton; H x W: 116.8 × 85.1 cm (46 in. × 33 1/2 in.); American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Anne Cadrette; 2016-35-45

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