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Celui qui aime ecrit sur les murs [One who loves writes on the walls]

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Jean Lurçat, (French, 1892–1966)

    Manufacturer

    Pierre Chareau, French, 1883–1950

    Description

    Motifs, which appear to be scattered at random, include stylized birds, foliage, music signatures, fragments of sheet music, clouds, plaid squares. Printed in tan, black, red, and dull green against a beige background. Dada-styled wallpaper.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Cornelius Sullivan

    Date

    ca. 1924

    Accession Number

    1930-21-1-c

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    Wallcoverings

    Object Name

    Sidewall

    Type

    Sidewall

    Medium

    Block printed on machine-made paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 45.5 x 47.8 cm (17 15/16 x 18 13/16 in.)

    made in

    Paris, France

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Wallcoverings Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq43dc836c0-65c6-4256-9e4a-c74523f2ea98

    Record ID

    chndm_1930-21-1-c

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    Two boys play the mandolin to serenade a girl

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