Design of three different jagged shapes turned in various directions on a background of diagonal lines and shapes.

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1982	Work on this object began.
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Textile, Gabon, 1982

This is a Textile. It was company: Memphis and designed by Nathalie Du Pasquier. It is dated 1982 and we acquired it in 1990. Its medium is cotton and its technique is discharge printed in 6 colors on bright red on plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.

Interior view of a sitting area with view through French glass doors of a church. Interior decorated in black and white patterns.

Print, Sitting Area, with View of the City, 1983-85
screenprint on white wove paper.
Gift of Nathalie du Pasquier and George J. Sowden.
1985-69-5

Designs in black and reds resembling coral or a plant root system.

Sample, Labyrinth, 1967
nylon, polyester.
Gift of Jack Lenor Larsen.
1968-47-1-a

On yellow ocher ground, pattern in metallic gold: sharp angled, erratic, zig-zag bands joining to make closed forms.

Sidewall, Crazy Key, 1967
screen-printed on paper.
Gift of William Justema.
1969-70-6

Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.

Geometric shapes confined within large squares of color and composed of a grid of small colored squares.

Textile, Mira Columba, 1983
cotton.
Gift of Taunus Textildruck Zimmer GmbH & Co. KG.
1983-19-1

On bright green ground, tangle of flower and leaf shapes in bright yellow, orange, blue and turquoise.

Sidewall, Pomona, 1968
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Arthur Sanderson & Sons, Ltd..
1970-1-11

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 402.5 x 154 cm (13 ft. 2 7/16 in. x 60 5/8 in.) Repeat H: 79 cm (31 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

in block letters along both edges. " Nathalie du Pasquier for Memphis - 1982 - Produced in Italy by Rainbow (copyright symbol) ".

Cite this object as

Textile, Gabon, 1982; Company: Memphis (Italy); Italy; cotton; Warp x Weft: 402.5 x 154 cm (13 ft. 2 7/16 in. x 60 5/8 in.) Repeat H: 79 cm (31 1/8 in.); Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund; 1990-31-1

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DvoZ/
Accession Number 1990-31-1
Object ID 18634529