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Mural miniatures of large-scale wall decorations designed especially for silk screen reproduction by the artists Calder, Matisse, Matta and Miro. They are entitled respectively, "A Piece of My Workshop", "Arbre en Fleur", "Sun Dice" and "El Sol." Originally part of a samplebook with information on the artists. Each print is attached to a stiff piece of burlap.

Sample Book Page, Mural Scrolls, 1948
screen printed on canvas.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1953-61-1-2

This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 10 images of this object.

Circular plate decorated with abstract landscape of trees on low hill, in palette of yellow, green, blue, purple, white and black; wide rim glazed in mottled white.

Plate (USA), 1921–30
hand-thrown and glazed earthenware.
Bequest of James H. Stubblebine.
1988-44-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Circular plate decorated with stylized still life of pears in a footed white bowl before flowered curtains, glazed in a palette of yellow, blues, and white, within a mottled blue border; narrow rim glazed in mottled white.

Plate (USA), 1921-24
hand-thrown and glazed earthenware.
Bequest of James H. Stubblebine.
1988-44-2

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Circular plate with abstract decoration of blue, magenta, yellow and green lines, hatching, and dots on white ground; narrow rim with magenta band surrounding central abstract design.

Plate (USA), 1921–1930
hand-thrown and glazed earthenware.
Bequest of James H. Stubblebine.
1988-44-6

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Book, Dance of the Machines, 1929

Book, Dance of the Machines, 1929
printed paperboard binding.
Collection of John C. Waddell.
53.2016.7

There are 2 images of this object.

Three paneled screen. The left and right panels are attached to the center panel by hinges. Each panel is painted with an abstract zig-zag pattern in black and silver leaf, and red thin lines.

Screen, ca. 1928
silver leaf, lacquered wood, cast metal (hinges).
Gift of George R. Kravis II.
2018-22-29

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images and 1 video of this object.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Textile, Manhattan, 1930
linen.
Lent by Yale University Art Gallery, John P. Axelrod Collection, B.A. 1968,....
65.2016.7

Drawing depicts an abstract cityscape in an angular perspective.

Drawing, Abstract Cityscape, 1929–30
graphite, orange crayon on wove paper.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1992-127-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Ceramic lamp from Rombic line, shape #307L-7", in form of four stacked cubes, with black gloss glaze.

Table Lamp, Rombic, ca. 1928
glazed earthenware.
Collection of John C. Waddell.
53.2016.2

The Sutton wood mantle clock with rectangular wooden case, stepped sides, and geometric pattern of gold and black triangles painted on front around recessed square centered white face, and with square metal plate and winding key on back.

Mantle Clock, Sutton, ca. 1928
painted and gilded wood.
Collection of John C. Waddell.
53.2016.1

Screen, Study in Cubist Realism, 1925

Screen, Study in Cubist Realism, 1925
oil paint on wood panel, california redwood and black lacquer.
Denver Art Museum, Lent by Grant and Betty Hagestad, 43.2009.
56.2016.1

Wide low angular dark green vase, asymmetrical form mimicking a rock, with a wide opening

Ruba Rombic Bowl, ca. 1928
mold-blown glass.
Gift of George R. Kravis II.
2018-22-38

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Hanging (Italy), 1925–28
wool.
Gift of Mary G. Morrison.
1959-168-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Overlapping stylized leaf forms, printed in pale pink and blue on lighter blue ground.

Sidewall - Samples, European Wallpapers: Modern Designs, ca. 1928
machine printed on paper.
Gift of Lois and William Katzenbach.
1969-167-1-13

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Mural miniatures of large-scale wall decorations designed especially for silk screen reproduction by the artists Calder, Matisse, Matta and Miro. They are entitled respectively, "A Piece of My Workshop", "Arbre en Fleur", "Sun Dice" and "El Sol." Originally part of a samplebook with information on the artists. Each print is attached to a stiff piece of burlap.

Sample Book Page, Mural Scrolls, 1948
screen printed on canvas.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1953-61-1-4

This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 10 images of this object.

Portfolio plate, square format. Group of three graduated opaque concentric squares in shades of red and purple, each placed near the bottom of its surrounding square. Arrangement placed at the center of a square white sheet.

Print, Palatial, Homage to the Square, Soft Edge – Hard Edge, 1965
screenprint on white paper.
Gift of the Museum of Graphic Art, New York.
1973-39-108

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Horizontal rectangle. Fifty colorful squares arranged in a grid 5 squares high by 10 squares wide, shifting from yellow as the primary color filling the squares at left to red as the primary color at right. Each square filled with thin vertical lines in a contrasting color (yellow, green, blue, purple) and bordered in that same color.

Print, League of Women Voters, 1969
screenprint on paper.
Gift of Joshua Mack.
1995-38-8

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Interactive Installation, Expression Mirror

Interactive Installation, Expression Mirror
computer, camera, monitor, electronic components, and software....
Courtesy of Zachary Lieberman.
s-e-3282

There are 5 images of this object.

Interactive Installation, Backstory: Expression Mirror

Interactive Installation, Backstory: Expression Mirror
computer, camera, monitor, electronic components, and software....
Courtesy of Zachary Lieberman.
s-e-3283

There are 2 images of this object.

Bianchini-Férier fabrics advertisement featuring a large hand with curved fingers in the center and multi-colored teardrop shapes above. An overlaid white and grey (made up of tiny grey dots) leaf-pattern covers the design. Printed in black cursive italic text, on white leaf at lower right: The Skillful Hand; in black sans serif text, below: ...The secret of Bianchini's fabulous prints / of visionary beauty is the skillful hand of this / selected group of world-renowned craftsmen. Each procedure is a hand- / process combining the highest artistic feeling and color technique / with century-old French traditions. Only Bianchini Fabrics are / Fiberset* to check shrinking, sagging and stretching. / They are identified by the Fiberset tag. The asterisk refers to a copyright symbol, also within the leaf. Printed in black cursive italic text, bottom right: Bianchini-Férier, inc.; in smaller sans serif black text, directly below: 663 Fifth Ave., New York. Verso: Color illustrated advertisement for Dubonnet wine.

Print, The Skillful Hand, 1944
offset lithograph on white paper.
Museum purchase with funding provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A.....
2016-54-324

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Circular cup (a) tapering toward flat base; curved flat triangular handle on side, pierced with circle; white body, the lower portion enamelled with red-orange semi-circles and dots arranged in asymmetrical pattern. Circular saucer (b) with slightly upturned edge; cup recess molded off-center; surface enamelled with red-orange dots and overlapping semi-circles clustered around cup recess. Part of a set that includes a covered sugar bowl, milk jug, cup and saucer, and plate.

Cup And Saucer (Austria), ca. 1902
enameled porcelain.
Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.
1986-83-4-a,b

This object was made by Wiener Porzellan Josef Böck and Schule Professor Koloman Moser.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Length of printed cotton with an all-over design of greek key ornament in tan on an off-white ground, with alternating squares of brown and yellow overprinted with an abstracted columm capital in shades of brown.

Textile, Capitals, 1950–59
cotton.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Funds.
1995-48-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Against a blue background, a pattern of white parachutes from which small, red figures are suspended by ropes.

Drawing, Parachute Pattern, Textile Design, 1950–70
brush and gouache, graphite on paper, lined.
Gift of Donald Cameron.
1992-51-58

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Two panels, one dark brown and one violet, with a psychedelic weft-float weave. The pattern is based on costumes that Indians wear when they practice religious rituals and drink a hallucinogenic herb, Yagé. According to tradition, this helps them see and remember their ancestors.

Textile, Turbo, 2010
100% poly-silk warp and 100% acetate ribbon weft.
Gift of Hechizoo and Cristina Grajales Gallery, New York.
2011-57-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Square tile with brown to maroon marbleized design.

Tile (USA), 1880–90
glass.
Museum purchase through gift of Gertrude Crownfield.
1958-48-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Hanging with a striped warp of natural and black linen. The warps divide to form an open hexagon in the center; the striped bands move in and out to form elongated diamond patterns. The metal rods used to secure the crossings create six horizontal segments.

Hanging (England), 1973
linen, metal rods.
Museum purchase from Friends of Textiles Fund.
1976-37-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Slightly concave brass disc with silver and copper wire in abstract design,and two silver dots; belt slide on reverse.

Buckle (USA), ca. 1947
brass, copper, silver.
Gift of Michele Wiener Caplan.
1995-157-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Kingfisher plaque of conventional fruit or leaf design in openwork. Silk-covered wire on back for attachment to Manchu head-dress.

Hair Ornament (China), ca. 1900
kingfisher feathers, lacquer, silk-covered wire.
Gift of William Dangaix Allen.
1939-73-11

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Five cartouche-like fields of bold ornament based on North West Pacific Indian motifs. At upper left a mask-like face on its side, in large horizontal field, at lower left a similar mask facing the viewer in large horizontal field. Along right edge, a thin vertical field, resembling totum pole, with two vertical and one square motif inside. A small vertical cartouche at center left and a small horizonal cartouche at center. This design makes one full repeat.

Drawing, Textile Design: Indian Heads, 1943
brush and gouache, graphite on heavy cream paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
2001-11-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Octagonal concave dish, primarily rectangular in form. Cream exterior with yellow interior edge that fades gradually to a cream center. Six side panels patterned alternately with one or two circles of orange and blue decorated with abstract lines.

Fruit Dish (Germany), 1920–40
glazed earthenware.
Gift of Victor Wiener.
1996-18-16

This object was made by Waechtersbach.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Circular concave plate with bracing tab handles and raised bottom rim. White background with airbrushed orange lining the edge and the tabs. Abstract airbrushed design of blue and lavender circles and intersecting lines.

Plate (Germany), 1920–40
glazed earthenware.
Gift of Victor Wiener.
1996-18-44

This object was made by Max Roesler Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Angular abstract design of rectangular and triangular shapes.

Drawing, Textile Design: Rectangular and Triangular Shapes in Perspective,...
black chalk on cream tracing paper.
Gift of Orinoka Mills.
1971-57-7

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Square format. Square and rectangular geometric designs in yellow, light and darker orange; accented with dots and spirals.

Drawing, Design for Carpet, 1928–32
brush and yellow, red, orange gouache, graphite on tracing paper.
Gift of Donald Deskey.
1975-11-72

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Vertical rectangle. Textile design with abstract flowers, perhaps sunflowers, interspersed with leaves in purple, green, blues and white against yellow ground. Color scale in lower right.

Drawing, Design for Textile: Stylized Flowers, 1931
brush and gouache, graphite on off-white illustration board .
Gift of Donald Deskey.
1975-11-34

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Drawing, Design for the Lysistrata Screen, Gilbert Seldes Apartment, 10...
brush and gouache, brush and silver paint, graphite on illustration board.
Gift of Donald Deskey.
1975-11-13

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.