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  • We acquired this object.

1938

  • Work on this object began.

2023

2025

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Magazine, "Weaver Extraordinary," California Monthly

This is a Magazine. It was published by University of California Alumni Association and subject: Dorothy Wright Liebes. It is dated March 1938. Its medium is offset lithograph on coated paper. It is a part of the Exhibitions department.


Liebes preferred to be photographed in her studio, where she could showcase the talents of her team. Though the title "Weaver Extraordinary" suggests a single artist, the detailed spread inside reveals the many hands required to create the products of the Dorothy Liebes Studio.

It is credited Private collection.

Its dimensions are

H x W (closed): 28.9 × 20.3 cm (11 3/8 in. × 8 in.) H x W (open): 28.9 × 42.5 cm (11 3/8 × 16 3/4 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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