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1951

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1965

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Sidewall, Riviera Cafe

This is a Sidewall. It was made by Sigfrid K. Lonegren, Inc.. It is dated 1951 and we acquired it in 1965. Its medium is screen-printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Mildred C. McNutt.

Its dimensions are

102 x 76 cm (40 3/16 x 29 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Riviera Cafe; Made by Sigfrid K. Lonegren, Inc.; USA; screen-printed on paper; 102 x 76 cm (40 3/16 x 29 15/16 in.); Gift of Mildred C. McNutt; 1965-14-2-a,b

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Kitsch to Corbusier: Wallpapers from the 1950s.

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