Object Details
Maker
Jerry Greenstein, American
Student at
The Educational Alliance, (New York, NY, USA)
For
The Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, USA
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Textile printed with four horizontal rows of city neighborhood design. Features Brick repeat of a street scene in Chinatown with laundromat, moving truck, people pushing carts in the street, tree and street lamp. Printed in blue, gold, and pink (gold over blue for green and pink over blue for purple).
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Ella Ostrowsky
Date
1930s
Accession Number
1976-98-19
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Textile
Medium
Medium: cotton Technique: hand screen printed on plain weave
Dimensions
H x W: 171.5 x 94 cm (67 1/2 x 37 in.)
Repeat H x W (minimum): 42.5 x 46 cm (16 3/4 x 18 1/8 in.)
made in
New York, New York, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1976-98-19