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Textile, Triangles
This is a Textile. It was designed by Alexander Hayden Girard and manufactured by Herman Miller Textiles. It is dated 1952 and we acquired it in 2016. Its medium is linen and its technique is screen printed on plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.
Triangles were a favorite motifs of Girard’s, which he used for numerous patterns: in Small Triangles, outlined shapes create an overall diamond lattice, One-Way has overlapping triangles of different sizes all facing the same direction. In the design called simply Triangles, tangent equilateral triangles are colored in such a way as to create three- or four-color syncopations, with each color appearing seemingly at random across the surface.
This object was
donated by
George R. Kravis II.
It is credited Gift of George R. Kravis II.
- Textile, Pythagoras
- cotton.
- Gift of August Boj.
- 1982-54-1
- Textile (USA)
- cotton.
- Gift of Boris Kroll Fabrics, Inc..
- 1975-25-1
- Sidewall, Firenze
- screen-printed.
- Gift of The Wallpaper Magazine.
- 1953-198-5-a,b
Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.
- Wrapping Paper, Holly Triangles and Stars
- print on paper.
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Pullman.
- 1989-12-10
- Textile, Armour
- linen.
- Gift of Joseph Provato.
- 1957-171-2
Its dimensions are
Warp x Weft (a): 146.1 × 120 cm (57 1/2 × 47 1/4 in.) Warp x Weft (b): 146.1 × 116.2 cm (57 1/2 × 45 3/4 in.)
Cite this object as
Textile, Triangles; Designed by Alexander Hayden Girard (American, 1907–1993); Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company (United States); linen; Warp x Weft (a): 146.1 × 120 cm (57 1/2 × 47 1/4 in.) Warp x Weft (b): 146.1 × 116.2 cm (57 1/2 × 45 3/4 in.); Gift of George R. Kravis II; 2016-5-28-a,b
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Energizing the Everyday: Gifts From the George R. Kravis II Collection.
