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Object Details

Designer

Gere Kavanaugh, (American, born 1929)

Manufacturer

Geraldine Fabrics, (Los Angeles, CA, USA, founded 1975)

Description

Printed length has horizontal rows of lions, camels, elephants, giraffes, and other animals rendered in flat shapes of blue, white, red, and orange on a bright orange ground. A spiky green line suggests grass under the feet of the animals.

Credit Line

Gift of Gere Kavanaugh

Date

ca. 1975

Accession Number

2023-14-5

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

printed, dyed & painted textiles

Object Name

Textile

Type

Textile

Medium

Medium: cotton Technique: screen printed on plain weave

Dimensions

H x W: 113.7 × 140.3 cm (44 3/4 × 55 1/4 in.)

made in

USA

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq45581c609-0043-4661-af20-a181235e59de

Record ID

chndm_2023-14-5

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