Long rectangular hanging with rows of brightly colored rectangles against a framework of gray rectangles.

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Object Timeline

1995	Work on this object began.
2018	We acquired this object. We photographed this object. We photographed this object. We exhibited this object.
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Textile, Apollo, 1995

This is a Textile. It was created by Richard Landis. It is dated 1995 and we acquired it in 2018. Its medium is mercerized cotton double weave.

“Window blocks” is a traditional double cloth pattern, but Landis pushes its design capabilities by developing complex color systems in both the windows and frame. With a nod to Josef Albers’s Homage to the Square paintings, he lines each side of each window with a contrasting color, shifting our perception of the colors within.

This object was donated by Richard Landis. It is credited Gift of Richard Landis.

Long, narrow, woven hanging with a multicolored grid of rectangles on an ochre ground.

Textile, Gold Wool, Full Warp, 1973
wool double weave.
Richard Landis.
63.2017.10

Nine rectangular units, each containing 36 squares or rectangles, place 3 across and 3 down. The illusion of depth is created by diminishing width and/or height. Each unit in the repeat contains 54 squares or rectangles.

Textile, Landis, 1973
linen, polyester.
Gift of Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc..
1977-67-6

Vertical columns of horizontal strokes of blurred color, in soft purples, grays and black.

Textile, Aswan, 2015
49% viscose, 19% polyacrylic, 17% polyester, 15% linen.
Gift of Knoll Textiles.
2015-30-2

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Large cloth composed of narrow woven strips, each horizontally striped in many colors.

Kente Prestige Cloth (Ghana), early–mid-20th century
cotton, mercerized cotton.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2007-8-1

Colorful geometric study in shape of triangle.

Drawing, Geometric Study for Hickok Belt Co., 20th century
brush and gouache, graphite on paper.
Gift of University of California, Los Angeles.
1973-15-59

Its dimensions are

Frame H x W x D: 119.4 × 45.1 cm (47 × 17 3/4 in.) H x W: 104.1 × 31.1 cm (41 in. × 12 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile, Apollo, 1995; Richard Landis (American, b. 1931); mercerized cotton double weave; Frame H x W x D: 119.4 × 45.1 cm (47 × 17 3/4 in.) H x W: 104.1 × 31.1 cm (41 in. × 12 1/4 in.); Gift of Richard Landis; 2018-15-6

We have 1 video that features Textile, Apollo, 1995.

Color Decoded: The Textiles of Richard Landis

American designer Richard Landis is a master colorist and weaver whose visual language is that of an abstract artist.

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Color Decoded: The Textiles of Richard Landis.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2LprqT/
Accession Number 2018-15-6
Object ID 1158855711