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1975

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2018

2025

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Textile, Close Tone Study

This is a Textile. It was created by Richard Landis.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Richard Landis as part of Color Decoded: The Textiles of Richard Landis.

It is dated 1975. Its medium is mercerized cotton double weave.

It is credited Richard Landis.

  • Textile, Moudang
  • stainless steel.
  • Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
  • 2006-13-4
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  • Mantle Fragment (Peru)
  • cotton warp, camelid fiber wefts.
  • Museum purchase from Pauline Riggs Noyes Fund.
  • 1956-196-1

Its dimensions are

H x W: 34.3 × 24.8 cm (13 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.) Frame H x W: 50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16 in.)

We have 1 video that features Textile, Close Tone Study.

Color Decoded: The Textiles of Richard Landis

American designer Richard Landis is a master colorist and weaver whose visual language is that of an abstract artist.

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Color Decoded: The Textiles of Richard Landis.

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