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1964

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Textile, Theater Curtain for the DuPont Pavilion, New York World's Fair, Flushing Meadows, New York

This is a Textile. It was designed by Dorothy Wright Liebes and made for (as the client) DuPont Co..

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Museum of Arts and Design as part of A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes.

It is dated 1964. Its medium is power-loomed orlon and fairtex metallic yarns. It is a part of the department.

It is credited Museum of Arts and Design, New York; gift of Dorothy Liebes Design and Ralph Higbee, through the American Craft Council, 1973.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 280.7 × 128.3 cm (9 ft. 2 1/2 in. × 50 1/2 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes.

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