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1976

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2018

2025

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Textile, Cathedral

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 Frederick & Frances Sommer Foundation as part of Color Decoded: The Textiles of Richard Landis.

It is dated 1976. Its medium is mercerized cotton double weave.

It is credited Frederick and Frances Sommer Foundation.

  • Hanging, Reflections
  • warp: red = linen, orange and pink = cotton, orange and yellow = silk, wefts:....
  • Gift of Elizabeth Gordon.
  • 1964-24-66
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Its dimensions are

H x W: 46.4 × 30.8 cm (18 1/4 × 12 1/8 in.) H x W (mat): 56.5 × 41 cm (22 1/4 × 16 1/8 in.)

We have 2 videos that feature Textile, Cathedral.

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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