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Textile, Leaves of Grass
This is a Textile. It was designed by Marion V. Dorn and manufactured by Silkar Studios Inc.. It is dated 1946 and we acquired it in 2018. Its medium is silk. It is a part of the department.
One American journalist reported that nature was Dorn’s notebook. These textiles show the designer forgoing her earlier stylized florals for more realistic representations of grasses and driftwood. Leaves of Grass, shown here printed on silk, was also available on a wipe-clean plastic-coated cotton for easy maintenance.
It is credited Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 365.8 × 124.5 cm (12 ft. × 49 in.)
It is inscribed
Printed on right selvedge: Leaves of Grass by Marion V. Dorn ©
Cite this object as
Textile, Leaves of Grass; Designed by Marion Dorn Kauffer ((American, 1896–1964)); Manufactured by Silkar Studios Inc.; silk; H x W: 365.8 × 124.5 cm (12 ft. × 49 in.); Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund; 2018-17-1
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Underground Modernist: E. McKnight Kauffer.
